Dallas Mavericks @ New Orleans Hornets
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 2 • NO leads series 2-0
51-31, 17-24 Away
103
51-31, 17-24 Away
56-26, 30-11 Home
127
56-26, 30-11 Home
Dallas Mavericks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 36 | 27 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 12-15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
103 | 33-70 | 7-14 | 30-39 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 28 | ||
47% | 50% | 77% |
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 27 | 11-17 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 12-14 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
127 | 48-79 | 10-18 | 21-28 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | ||
61% | 56% | 75% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Greg Willard
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 58 | 18 | .763 | - | W10 |
| Houston | 47 | 29 | .618 | 11 | W4 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 33 | L5 |
| Memphis | 25 | 51 | .329 | 33 | L2 |
| Dallas | 24 | 52 | .316 | 34 | L2 |
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