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
Game Leaders
Team Stats
47% (33-70)
Field Goal %
61% (48-79)
50% (7-14)
Three Point %
56% (10-18)
77% (30-39)
Free Throw %
75% (21-28)
32
Turnovers
14
47
Rebounds
37
1
Largest Lead
28
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Greg Willard
Game Flow
--DAL
--NO
Shot Chart
- Peja Stojakovic misses layup
- Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
- Josh Howard makes 16-foot two point shot
- David West makes driving layup
- Josh Howard makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- David West misses 16-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
- Erick Dampier makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 6-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
- David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes 13-foot two point shot (David West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 3
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 3
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 3 of 3
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 18-foot two point shot
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot two point shot
- Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
- David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot running jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse misses jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 18-foot jumper
- Malik Allen misses 15-foot jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses layup
- Brandon Bass makes dunk
- Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 22-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo misses three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Jason Kidd misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Erick Dampier makes dunk (Jason Terry assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Josh Howard assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses 13-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jerry Stackhouse misses three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd misses layup
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes 9-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
- Erick Dampier misses 7-foot hook shot
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Devean George misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Devean George makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Morris Peterson makes 15-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Devean George misses 19-foot jumper
- David West makes 8-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper
- Devean George misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devean George makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 9-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 1
- Hilton Armstrong makes layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Devean George misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses layup
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong makes layup (David West assists)
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Jerry Stackhouse makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Jerry Stackhouse makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Erick Dampier misses layup
- Erick Dampier misses tip shot
- Bonzi Wells makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chris Paul makes jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 11-foot jumper
- David West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Devean George makes 16-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes 7-foot jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 1
- Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Ryan Bowen assists)
- Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Juwan Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Bowen misses 20-foot jumper
- Eddie Jones makes 6-foot jumper
- Julian Wright misses 11-foot two point shot
- Eddie Jones makes technical free throw
- Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Wright misses dunk
- Juwan Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 57 | 18 | .760 | - | W9 |
| Houston | 45 | 29 | .608 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 25 | 50 | .333 | 32 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 32.5 | L5 |
| Dallas | 24 | 51 | .320 | 33 | L1 |
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