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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- 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 blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
- 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
- Hilton Armstrong blocks Eddie Jones's layup
- 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
- Hilton Armstrong blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
- 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
- Tyson Chandler blocks Jason Kidd's 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
- Tyson Chandler blocks Jason Kidd's layup
- 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
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Peja Stojakovic's 24-foot three point 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
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Peja Stojakovic misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:45 | | Tyson Chandler makes tip shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Josh Howard makes 16-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | David West makes driving layup | 2 | 4 |
| 11:03 | | David West delay of game | 2 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Josh Howard makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | David West misses 16-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 10:32 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | David West shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | David West misses 20-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 10:00 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 10:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki loose ball foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul) | 5 | 4 |
| 9:59 | | Jason Kidd personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 5 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | David West misses 18-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Josh Howard shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul) | 5 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 9:22 | | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 9:12 | | Tyson Chandler blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup | 5 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 7 | 8 |
| 8:32 | | Tyson Chandler misses layup | 7 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:11 | | Morris Peterson makes 14-foot two point shot | 7 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot three point jumper | 7 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 7:45 | | Erick Dampier personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul) | 7 | 10 |
| 7:31 | | Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot | 7 | 12 |
| 7:31 | | Dallas full timeout | 7 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Erick Dampier makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists) | 9 | 12 |
| 6:56 | | Morris Peterson makes 6-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 9 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Erick Dampier offensive foul (David West draws the foul) | 9 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Erick Dampier turnover | 9 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier | 9 | 14 |
| 6:26 | | David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 9 | 16 |
| 6:07 | | Jerry Stackhouse makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 5:50 | | David West lost ball (Jerry Stackhouse steals) | 11 | 16 |
| 5:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Jerry Stackhouse assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:24 | | David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 13 | 18 |
| 5:16 | | Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul) | 13 | 18 |
| 5:16 | | Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 18 |
| 5:16 | | Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 4:54 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 13-foot two point shot (David West assists) | 15 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | David West shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 15 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Jerry Stackhouse | 15 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 3 | 16 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 3 of 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 4:28 | | Josh Howard personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul) | 17 | 20 |
| 4:28 | | Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 21 |
| 4:28 | | Eddie Jones enters the game for Josh Howard | 17 | 21 |
| 4:28 | | Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 21 |
| 4:28 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 4:20 | | Jason Kidd makes 18-foot two point shot | 19 | 21 |
| 4:05 | | David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 19 | 23 |
| 3:39 | | Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 23 |
| 3:38 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 19 | 23 |
| 3:31 | | Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 19 | 25 |
| 3:06 | | Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper | 19 | 25 |
| 3:05 | | David West defensive rebound | 19 | 25 |
| 2:53 | | David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 19 | 27 |
| 2:51 | | Dallas 20 Sec. timeout | 19 | 27 |
| 2:51 | | New Orleans full timeout | 19 | 27 |
| 2:29 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper (Jason Terry assists) | 21 | 27 |
| 2:11 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists) | 21 | 30 |
| 1:51 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot two point shot | 23 | 30 |
| 1:39 | | Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 23 | 30 |
| 1:38 | | New Orleans offensive rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 1:38 | | Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler | 23 | 30 |
| 1:38 | | Jannero Pargo enters the game for Morris Peterson | 23 | 30 |
| 1:38 | | Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Jason Kidd | 23 | 30 |
| 1:34 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper | 23 | 30 |
| 1:31 | | Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 1:15 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper | 23 | 30 |
| 1:15 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 1:09 | | David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 23 | 32 |
| 54.1 | | Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists) | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper | 26 | 34 |
| 31.8 | | Hilton Armstrong blocks Eddie Jones's layup | 26 | 34 |
| 29.2 | | Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound | 26 | 34 |
| 9.0 | | Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists) | 26 | 37 |
| 1.8 | | Jerry Stackhouse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists) | 29 | 37 |
| 0.0 | | Chris Paul makes 19-foot running jumper (Jannero Pargo assists) | 29 | 39 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 29 | 39 | |
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 | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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