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Zion Williamson scores 24 to lead Pelicans over Mavericks for 5th straight win

By AP•Dec 23, 2025

Game Recap

Zion Williamson shows off his vision with a half-court alley-oop to Karlo Matkovic for a Pelicans dunk.

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.

Up next

Mavericks: Host Denver on Tuesday.

Pelicans: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

NO leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

NO at DAL

Thu, Nov 6

101 - 99

Final

NO at DAL

Sat, Nov 22

115 - 118

Final

DAL at NO

Tue, Dec 23

113 - 119

Final

DAL at NO

Tue, Mar 17

111 - 129

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DAL

46-104FG44-97

44Field Goal %45

10-333PT8-34

30Three Point %24

11-21FT23-27

18Offensive Rebounds14

39Defensive Rebounds37

29Assists28

9Steals9

5Blocks2

16Turnovers12

1Technical Fouls0

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

28Fast Break Points11

19Fouls16

11Largest Lead11

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DAL
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DAL
12:00	Derik Queen enters the game for Zion Williamson	36	34
12:00	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Poole	36	34
12:00	Herbert Jones enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	36	34
12:00	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Trey Murphy III	36	34
12:00	Anthony Davis enters the game for Daniel Gafford	36	34
12:00	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Klay Thompson	36	34
11:41	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point jumper	36	34
11:38	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	36	34
11:23	Anthony Davis makes layup (Jaden Hardy assists)	36	36
11:09	Derik Queen bad pass turnover (Brandon Williams steals)	36	36
11:02	Naji Marshall makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	36	38
10:41	Herbert Jones makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	38	38
10:25	Anthony Davis misses driving layup	38	38
10:23	Derik Queen defensive rebound	38	38
10:21	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot running jump shot	38	38
10:19	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	38	38
10:10	Anthony Davis misses running layup	38	38
10:09	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	38	38
10:08	Anthony Davis misses layup	38	38
10:08	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	38	38
10:00	Derik Queen makes driving layup	40	38
9:52	Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	40	40
9:52	Pelicans Full timeout	40	40
9:52	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	40	40
9:34	Jeremiah Fears misses 3-foot reverse layup	40	40
9:33	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	40	40
9:26	Caleb Martin makes running layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	40	42
9:12	Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot reverse layup (Derik Queen assists)	42	42
8:50	Anthony Davis makes 15-foot jumper	42	44
8:32	Caleb Martin defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	42	44
8:32	Saddiq Bey makes technical free throw	43	44
8:32	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Naji Marshall	43	44
8:32	P.J. Washington enters the game for Caleb Martin	43	44
8:23	Jeremiah Fears makes 24-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	46	44
8:05	Jaden Hardy misses 25-foot three point jumper	46	44
8:02	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	46	44
7:55	Jeremiah Fears misses running layup	46	44
7:54	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	46	44
7:47	Cooper Flagg makes 4-foot running dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	46	46
7:39	Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper	46	46
7:36	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	46	46
7:30	P.J. Washington makes 3-foot layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	46	48
7:10	Ryan Nembhard loose ball foul	46	48
7:10	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jose Alvarado	46	48
7:10	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Jaden Hardy	46	48
7:10	Klay Thompson enters the game for Anthony Davis	46	48
7:09	Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup	46	48
7:07	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	46	48
6:59	Cooper Flagg offensive charge	46	48
6:59	Cooper Flagg offensive foul turnover	46	48
6:45	Derik Queen makes driving layup	48	48
6:28	Ryan Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover	48	48
6:17	Herbert Jones bad pass turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)	48	48
6:11	Klay Thompson makes 24-foot running jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	48	51
5:46	Derik Queen makes driving layup	50	51
5:39	Ryan Nembhard bad pass turnover (Herbert Jones steals)	50	51
5:35	Cooper Flagg blocks Herbert Jones 's 5-foot running layup	50	51
5:34	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	50	51
5:31	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot running jump shot	50	51
5:29	Derik Queen defensive rebound	50	51
5:24	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot running jump shot	50	51
5:23	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	50	51
5:17	Jordan Poole shooting foul	50	51
5:17	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2	50	51
5:17	Mavericks offensive team rebound	50	51
5:17	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	50	51
5:17	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Herbert Jones	50	51
5:17	Zion Williamson enters the game for Derik Queen	50	51
5:17	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	50	52
5:00	Saddiq Bey misses layup	50	52
4:59	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	50	52
4:52	Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (Daniel Gafford steals)	50	52
4:48	Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	50	54
4:40	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	52	54
4:19	Ryan Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot	52	54
4:18	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	52	54
4:18	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	52	54
4:17	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	52	54
4:13	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	54
4:09	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	52	54
4:00	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Daniel Gafford steals)	52	54
3:54	Ryan Nembhard misses 24-foot running jump shot	52	54
3:51	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	52	54
3:33	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	54
3:31	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	52	54
3:23	Cooper Flagg misses running layup	52	54
3:21	Cooper Flagg offensive rebound	52	54
3:18	Trey Murphy III personal foul	52	54
3:18	Herbert Jones enters the game for Saddiq Bey	52	54
3:18	Anthony Davis enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	52	54
3:18	Brandon Williams enters the game for Daniel Gafford	52	54
3:08	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	52	57
3:01	Pelicans Full timeout	52	57
2:51	Jordan Poole misses two point shot	52	57
2:49	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	52	57
2:44	Klay Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	52	57
2:44	Mavericks Full timeout	52	57
2:44	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	52	57
2:32	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	52	57
2:30	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	52	57
2:13	Karlo Matkovic blocks Ryan Nembhard 's 4-foot driving layup	52	57
2:13	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	52	57
2:13	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	52	57
2:13	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	52	58
2:13	Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2	52	58
2:12	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	52	58
2:12	Ryan Nembhard personal foul	52	58
1:52	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	52	58
1:48	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	52	58
1:48	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	52	58
1:47	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	54	58
1:32	Klay Thompson misses driving layup	54	58
1:31	Mavericks offensive team rebound	54	58
1:31	Derik Queen enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	54	58
1:26	Anthony Davis makes 14-foot jumper	54	60
1:11	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	54	60
1:08	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	54	60
59.7	Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)	54	63
46.4	Ryan Nembhard shooting foul	54	63
46.4	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	55	63
46.4	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	55	63
46.4	Derik Queen misses free throw 2 of 2	55	63
44.3	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	55	63
34.2	Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper	55	63
30.8	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	55	63
5.5	Derik Queen misses 22-foot three point jumper	55	63
4.7	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	55	63
4.7	Zion Williamson makes dunk	57	63
0.0	Ryan Nembhard misses driving layup	57	63
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	57	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DAL
12:00	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Zion Williamson	57	63
12:00	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Jordan Poole	57	63
12:00	P.J. Washington enters the game for Klay Thompson	57	63
11:44	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	63
11:42	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	57	63
11:28	Ryan Nembhard makes 1-foot reverse layup	57	65
11:15	Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	65
11:12	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	57	65
11:00	Ryan Nembhard misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	65
10:57	Derik Queen defensive rebound	57	65
10:46	Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot driving dunk	59	65
10:25	Anthony Davis makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	59	67
10:03	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper	59	67
9:59	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	59	67
9:57	P.J. Washington blocks Saddiq Bey 's 1-foot reverse layup	59	67
9:57	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	59	67
9:57	P.J. Washington shooting foul	59	67
9:57	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	60	67
9:57	Jeremiah Fears misses free throw 2 of 2	60	67
9:55	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	60	67
9:34	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot fade away jump shot	60	67
9:30	Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound	60	67
9:29	P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	60	70
9:14	Derik Queen makes 4-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)	62	70
9:04	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Jeremiah Fears steals)	62	70
9:02	Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot running dunk	64	70
8:47	Cooper Flagg makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	64	72
8:26	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	64	72
8:25	Mavericks defensive team rebound	64	72
8:25	Saddiq Bey loose ball foul	64	72
8:25	Zion Williamson enters the game for Herbert Jones	64	72
8:25	Klay Thompson enters the game for P.J. Washington	64	72
8:16	Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	64	74
8:02	Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	74
7:58	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	64	74
7:53	Ryan Nembhard misses running pullup jump shot	64	74
7:50	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	64	74
7:48	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	74
7:43	Cooper Flagg offensive rebound	64	74
7:39	Ryan Nembhard traveling turnover	64	74
7:22	Derik Queen misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	64	74
7:20	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	64	74
7:12	Ryan Nembhard misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	64	74
7:09	Derik Queen defensive rebound	64	74
7:04	Derik Queen misses driving layup	64	74
7:03	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	64	74
6:58	Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot	66	74
6:54	Derik Queen shooting foul	66	74
6:54	Pelicans Full timeout	66	74
6:54	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2	66	74
6:54	Mavericks offensive team rebound	66	74
6:54	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	66	75
6:31	Jeremiah Fears misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	66	75
6:29	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	66	75
6:24	Cooper Flagg makes two point shot	66	77
6:07	Saddiq Bey makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	68	77
5:46	Cooper Flagg misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	68	77
5:44	Derik Queen defensive rebound	68	77
5:40	Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot running jump shot	68	77
5:37	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	68	77
5:23	Ryan Nembhard misses 23-foot three point jumper	68	77
5:20	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	68	77
5:16	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	68	77
5:16	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Derik Queen	68	77
5:16	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	68	77
5:16	Caleb Martin enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	68	77
5:11	Karlo Matkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	77
5:07	Micah Peavy offensive rebound	68	77
5:05	Trey Murphy III makes layup (Micah Peavy assists)	70	77
4:48	Cooper Flagg misses driving layup	70	77
4:46	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	70	77
4:42	Micah Peavy misses 25-foot running jump shot	70	77
4:40	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	70	77
4:31	Naji Marshall makes running layup	70	79
4:19	Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	73	79
3:54	Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three pointer	73	82
3:36	Karlo Matkovic offensive foul	73	82
3:36	Karlo Matkovic offensive foul turnover	73	82
3:36	P.J. Washington enters the game for Anthony Davis	73	82
3:36	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Cooper Flagg	73	82
3:25	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	73	82
3:25	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	73	82
3:25	Mavericks offensive team rebound	73	82
3:25	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Naji Marshall	73	82
3:25	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	73	83
3:17	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	73	83
3:16	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	73	83
3:08	Klay Thompson misses 7-foot step back jumpshot	73	83
3:06	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	73	83
2:56	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	73	83
2:52	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	73	83
2:48	Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three pointer	76	83
2:37	Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper	76	83
2:35	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	76	83
2:21	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	76	83
2:18	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	76	83
2:10	Daniel Gafford misses layup	76	83
2:08	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	76	83
1:59	Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	79	83
1:58	Mavericks Full timeout	79	83
1:58	Jordan Poole enters the game for Zion Williamson	79	83
1:58	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Trey Murphy III	79	83
1:36	Caleb Martin makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	79	85
1:21	Jose Alvarado bad pass turnover (Klay Thompson steals)	79	85
1:16	Jaden Hardy misses 23-foot running jump shot	79	85
1:13	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	79	85
1:03	Karlo Matkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	79	85
1:01	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	79	85
49.3	Jaden Hardy makes driving layup	79	87
36.4	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	79	87
32.7	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	79	87
25.7	Klay Thompson misses layup	79	87
23.3	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	79	87
5.0	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	79	87
5.0	Karlo Matkovic misses free throw 1 of 2	79	87
5.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	79	87
5.0	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Poole	79	87
5.0	Anthony Davis enters the game for Caleb Martin	79	87
5.0	Brandon Williams enters the game for Daniel Gafford	79	87
5.0	Karlo Matkovic misses free throw 2 of 2	79	87
3.3	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	79	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	79	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DAL
12:00	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Micah Peavy	79	87
12:00	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jose Alvarado	79	87
12:00	Derik Queen enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	79	87
12:00	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	79	87
11:52	Saddiq Bey personal foul	79	87
11:49	Derik Queen shooting foul	79	87
11:49	Caleb Martin misses free throw 1 of 2	79	87
11:49	Mavericks offensive team rebound	79	87
11:49	Anthony Davis lane violation turnover	79	87
11:27	Saddiq Bey makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	81	87
11:06	Anthony Davis makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Caleb Martin assists)	81	89
11:06	Derik Queen shooting foul	81	89
11:06	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	81	90
10:58	Anthony Davis shooting foul	81	90
10:58	Mavericks Full timeout	81	90
10:58	(10:58) [Mavericks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Mavericks] charged with a timeout	81	90
10:58	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	82	90
10:58	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2	83	90
10:44	Jeremiah Fears shooting foul	83	90
10:44	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	83	91
10:44	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	83	92
10:28	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds bad pass turnover	83	92
10:17	Anthony Davis makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)	83	94
10:03	Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three pointer (Derik Queen assists)	86	94
9:42	Jaden Hardy misses 23-foot three point jumper	86	94
9:40	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	86	94
9:34	Derik Queen blocks P.J. Washington 's 2-foot dunk	86	94
9:26	Jaden Hardy offensive rebound	86	94
9:24	Brandon Williams misses 61-foot three point jumper	86	94
9:24	Mavericks offensive team rebound	86	94
9:24	shot clock turnover	86	94
9:18	Anthony Davis shooting foul	86	94
9:18	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	87	94
9:18	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Jaden Hardy	87	94
9:18	Klay Thompson enters the game for Caleb Martin	87	94
9:18	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	88	94
9:01	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper	88	94
8:58	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	88	94
8:51	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	94
8:50	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	88	94
8:49	Saddiq Bey misses tip shot	88	94
8:47	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	88	94
8:33	Brandon Williams misses driving layup	88	94
8:32	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	88	94
8:30	Saddiq Bey lost ball turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	88	94
8:27	P.J. Washington bad pass turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	88	94
8:24	Jordan Poole makes layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	90	94
8:24	P.J. Washington defensive goaltending violation	90	94
8:12	Cooper Flagg misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	90	94
8:09	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	90	94
8:03	Jordan Poole lost ball turnover (Anthony Davis steals)	90	94
7:59	Cooper Flagg makes running layup	90	96
7:43	Derik Queen makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	92	96
7:28	Brandon Williams makes driving layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	92	98
7:10	Saddiq Bey makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)	94	98
7:10	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	94	98
7:10	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	94	98
7:10	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	94	98
7:10	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	94	98
7:10	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1	95	98
7:02	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	95	98
7:00	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	95	98
7:00	Anthony Davis misses tip shot	95	98
6:59	Derik Queen defensive rebound	95	98
6:55	Jordan Poole makes 23-foot running jump shot (Derik Queen assists)	98	98
6:54	Mavericks Full timeout	98	98
6:48	Ryan Nembhard offensive charge	98	98
6:48	Ryan Nembhard offensive foul turnover	98	98
6:32	Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point jumper	98	98
6:29	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	98	98
6:28	Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	101	98
6:05	Anthony Davis makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	101	100
5:51	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	100
5:49	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	101	100
5:44	Ryan Nembhard makes running layup (Anthony Davis assists)	101	102
5:27	Trey Murphy III misses alley oop layup	101	102
5:26	Pelicans offensive team rebound	101	102
5:26	Naji Marshall loose ball foul	101	102
5:26	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	101	102
5:14	Derik Queen makes driving layup	103	102
4:53	Zion Williamson shooting foul	103	102
4:53	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	103	103
4:53	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Trey Murphy III	103	103
4:53	P.J. Washington enters the game for Naji Marshall	103	103
4:53	Anthony Davis enters the game for Klay Thompson	103	103
4:53	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 2 of 2	103	103
4:51	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	103	103
4:37	P.J. Washington shooting foul	103	103
4:37	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	104	103
4:37	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	105	103
4:24	Ryan Nembhard misses 4-foot step back jumpshot	105	103
4:23	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	105	103
4:21	Daniel Gafford misses two point shot	105	103
4:19	Derik Queen defensive rebound	105	103
4:01	Derik Queen misses 7-foot two point shot	105	103
3:59	Jose Alvarado offensive rebound	105	103
3:50	Zion Williamson makes 3-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	107	103
3:34	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper	107	103
3:31	Derik Queen defensive rebound	107	103
3:28	Pelicans Full timeout	107	103
3:28	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jose Alvarado	107	103
3:28	Naji Marshall enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	107	103
3:28	Klay Thompson enters the game for Daniel Gafford	107	103
3:15	Saddiq Bey makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)	109	103
3:05	Naji Marshall out of bounds lost ball turnover	109	103
2:53	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)	111	103
2:42	Klay Thompson misses 27-foot three point jumper	111	103
2:40	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	111	103
2:29	Anthony Davis shooting foul	111	103
2:29	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	112	103
2:29	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	113	103
2:17	P.J. Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	113	106
2:00	Anthony Davis shooting foul	113	106
2:00	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	114	106
2:00	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	115	106
1:55	Anthony Davis misses 27-foot three point jumper	115	106
1:53	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	115	106
1:37	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)	117	106
1:28	Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	106
1:25	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	117	106
1:25	Anthony Davis makes tip shot	117	108
1:19	Jordan Poole lost ball turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)	117	108
1:16	Cooper Flagg misses dunk	117	108
1:16	Mavericks offensive team rebound	117	108
1:14	Anthony Davis misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	117	108
1:10	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	117	108
1:00	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	108
58.0	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	117	108
51.6	Jordan Poole shooting foul	117	108
51.6	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2	117	108
51.6	Mavericks offensive team rebound	117	108
51.6	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	117	109
51.6	Pelicans Full timeout	117	109
51.6	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	117	109
41.7	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	117	109
37.3	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	117	109
33.6	Naji Marshall makes running layup	117	111
22.8	Saddiq Bey misses layup	117	111
21.1	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	117	111
18.1	Naji Marshall makes running layup (Anthony Davis assists)	117	113
14.5	Pelicans Full timeout	117	113
10.4	Naji Marshall personal foul	117	113
10.4	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	118	113
10.4	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Derik Queen	118	113
10.4	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Caleb Martin	118	113
10.4	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	119	113
10.4	Mavericks Full timeout	119	113
10.4	Klay Thompson enters the game for Daniel Gafford	119	113
7.2	Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	119	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	119	113
0.0	End of Game	119	113

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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	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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