New Orleans Hornets @ Dallas Mavericks
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • NO leads series 2-1
56-26, 26-15 Away
87
56-26, 26-15 Away
51-31, 34-7 Home
97
51-31, 34-7 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
38% (33-87)
Field Goal %
43% (32-75)
50% (8-16)
Three Point %
29% (5-17)
100% (13-13)
Free Throw %
74% (28-38)
20
Turnovers
16
48
Rebounds
59
3
Largest Lead
17
Game Information
Dallas, TX
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Tony Brothers
Game Flow
--NO
--DAL
Shot Chart
- David West misses 5-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
- Erick Dampier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Dampier makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Howard makes two point shot
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson makes jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 12-foot running jumper
- Jannero Pargo makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 12-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass misses 20-foot jumper
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 10-foot two point shot
- Hilton Armstrong misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul misses 7-foot running jumper
- Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes driving layup
- Bonzi Wells makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jannero Pargo makes 14-foot two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright makes two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes driving dunk
- Bonzi Wells makes 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 4-foot two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 5-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Devean George makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Devean George misses 19-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 17-foot jumper
- Devean George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot running jumper
- Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard makes two point shot
- David West misses 6-foot two point shot
- Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Dampier misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 17-foot two point shot
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Dampier misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
- Jannero Pargo makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Josh Howard misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- David West makes 9-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo makes 22-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3
- Dirk Nowitzki misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jannero Pargo misses three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo misses 7-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jannero Pargo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses layup
- Josh Howard misses layup
- Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo misses 11-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 22-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 16-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot two point shot
- Jason Kidd misses driving layup
- Jannero Pargo makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Terry makes jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 8-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West makes dunk (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot two point shot
- Jannero Pargo makes jumper (Bonzi Wells 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)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Jason Terry misses layup
- Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 4-foot running jumper
- David West makes two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Jason Terry misses layup
- Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 13-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 55 | 18 | .753 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 43 | 29 | .597 | 11.5 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 49 | .338 | 30.5 | L3 |
| Memphis | 24 | 48 | .333 | 30.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 23 | 50 | .315 | 32 | L5 |
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