NEW ORLEANS -- — Zion Williamson scored 24 points, including 10 straight in a decisive two-minute span of the fourth quarter, to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, extending the Pelicans’ season-long winning streak to five games.

The Pelicans, who started the season 3-22, have posted their longest winning streak since 2022.

New Orleans erased an 87-79 deficit after three quarters with a 38-19 run in the first 10:24 of the final quarter.

With New Orleans leading 105-103, Williamson scored on five of the Pelican’s next six possessions, four of them on strong drives to the basket from the right side, to put the Pelicans up 117-106 with 1:37 left.

The Mavericks were led by Anthony Davis’ season-high 35 points. They scored seven straight points to cut the New Orleans lead to 117-113 with 18.1 seconds left, but Trey Murphy III iced the game for the Pelicans with two free throws with 10.4 seconds remaining.

Derik Queen had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, and Saddiq Bey added 19 points and seven rebounds.

Davis and Klay Thompson were unstoppable in the first half as the Mavericks overcame an early 11-point deficit to take a 63-57 halftime lead.

Davis scored 22 points in the first half — his highest one-half output of the season — and Thompson came off the bench to score 20.

Davis went 10 for 16 in the first half, as he easily got the ball near the rim against the smaller Pelicans’ interior defense. He added an unguarded 3-pointer for the Mavericks’ final bucket of the second quarter. He had a double-double by halftime with 10 rebounds.

Thompson, a career 41% shooter from long range, entered the game shooting just 36% from 3, but he nailed five of his first nine 3-pointers.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Derik Queen (Ryan Nembhard gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Anthony Davis makes layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	0	2
11:28	P.J. Washington shooting foul	0	2
11:28	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:28	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:14	Anthony Davis misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	2	2
11:12	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	2	2
10:47	Anthony Davis blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot fade away jump shot	2	2
10:47	Pelicans offensive team rebound	2	2
10:47	shot clock turnover	2	2
10:33	Ryan Nembhard bad pass turnover (Derik Queen steals)	2	2
10:24	Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)	5	2
10:11	Ryan Nembhard misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	5	2
10:09	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	5	2
10:01	Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	7	2
9:34	Naji Marshall makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	7	4
9:25	Derik Queen misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:24	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	7	4
9:18	Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)	9	4
9:04	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	9	4
9:01	Herbert Jones misses running layup	9	4
9:00	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	9	4
9:00	Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot	9	4
8:58	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	9	4
8:52	P.J. Washington misses running layup	9	4
8:50	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	9	4
8:47	P.J. Washington bad pass turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	9	4
8:45	Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	4
8:35	Ryan Nembhard misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	9	4
8:31	Derik Queen defensive rebound	9	4
8:26	P.J. Washington blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 3-foot driving layup	9	4
8:22	Derik Queen offensive rebound	9	4
8:17	P.J. Washington shooting foul	9	4
8:17	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	10	4
8:17	Klay Thompson enters the game for P.J. Washington	10	4
8:17	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	11	4
8:08	Anthony Davis makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	11	6
7:53	Herbert Jones makes two point shot (Derik Queen assists)	13	6
7:47	Klay Thompson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	13	9
7:34	Saddiq Bey makes two point shot	15	9
7:34	Klay Thompson shooting foul	15	9
7:34	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1	16	9
7:12	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Derik Queen steals)	16	9
7:05	Saddiq Bey makes driving layup	18	9
7:05	Mavericks Full timeout	18	9
7:05	Brandon Williams enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	18	9
6:52	Brandon Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	9
6:49	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	18	9
6:48	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	18	9
6:47	Derik Queen defensive rebound	18	9
6:43	Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Brandon Williams steals)	18	9
6:40	Anthony Davis makes finger roll layup (Brandon Williams assists)	18	11
6:26	Herbert Jones makes 7-foot fade away jump shot	20	11
6:11	Cooper Flagg misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	20	11
6:11	Mavericks offensive team rebound	20	11
6:11	Herbert Jones loose ball foul	20	11
6:11	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	20	11
6:11	Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey	20	11
6:03	Brandon Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	11
5:58	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	20	11
5:55	Derik Queen makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	22	11
5:37	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	22	11
5:36	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	22	11
5:36	Anthony Davis makes dunk	22	13
5:28	Brandon Williams shooting foul	22	13
5:28	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	23	13
5:28	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	24	13
5:09	Anthony Davis makes 3-foot layup (Klay Thompson assists)	24	15
4:55	Trey Murphy III misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	24	15
4:53	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	24	15
4:45	Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	15
4:44	Mavericks offensive team rebound	24	15
4:44	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	24	15
4:44	Caleb Martin enters the game for Naji Marshall	24	15
4:38	Jordan Poole shooting foul	24	15
4:38	Klay Thompson misses free throw 1 of 3	24	15
4:38	Mavericks offensive team rebound	24	15
4:38	Klay Thompson makes free throw 2 of 3	24	16
4:38	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Derik Queen	24	16
4:38	Klay Thompson misses free throw 3 of 3	24	16
4:35	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	24	16
4:30	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	26	16
4:15	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	26	19
4:02	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	19
3:57	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	26	19
3:55	Zion Williamson shooting foul	26	19
3:55	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2	26	19
3:55	Mavericks offensive team rebound	26	19
3:55	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Herbert Jones	26	19
3:55	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	26	20
3:46	Zion Williamson makes finger roll layup	28	20
3:28	Cooper Flagg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Martin assists)	28	23
3:13	Pelicans Full timeout	28	23
3:13	Naji Marshall enters the game for Cooper Flagg	28	23
3:10	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	28	23
3:09	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	28	23
3:08	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	30	23
2:53	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	23
2:50	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	30	23
2:45	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)	32	23
2:23	Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	23
2:20	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	32	23
2:16	Jordan Poole makes running layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	34	23
2:05	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	23
2:05	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	34	23
1:55	Klay Thompson makes driving layup (Caleb Martin assists)	34	25
1:44	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	34	25
1:42	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	34	25
1:37	Naji Marshall makes running layup	34	27
1:21	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	27
1:17	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	34	27
1:13	Brandon Williams makes running layup	34	29
56.8	Caleb Martin blocks Jordan Poole 's 4-foot driving layup	34	29
54.0	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	34	29
52.4	Klay Thompson makes running layup (Naji Marshall assists)	34	31
39.5	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	34	31
37.7	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	34	31
33.7	Brandon Williams misses running layup	34	31
32.1	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	34	31
28.3	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	34	34
19.7	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Karlo Matkovic assists)	36	34
4.5	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	34
0.5	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	36	34
0.0	Jordan Poole misses heave jump shot	36	34
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	36	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	34

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Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 23, 2025

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Attendance

16,978

Referees

Sean Wright, Leon Wood, Karl Lane

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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