Pelicans 112-103 Mavericks (28 Mar, 2021) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

23-21, 12-11 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	20	33	25	25	103
NO	35	18	27	32	112

New Orleans Pelicans

20-25, 14-11 home

112

Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving floating jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Zion Williamson makes 3-foot layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Zion Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 6-foot jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Kira Lewis Jr. makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes tip shot
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot
Josh Richardson blocks Josh Hart 's 2-foot driving layup
Josh Hart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. makes two point shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Willy Hernangomez misses layup
Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Boban Marjanovic blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 2-foot driving layup
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Zion Williamson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Maxi Kleber blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 11-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Steven Adams assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Steven Adams makes 9-foot two point shot
Maxi Kleber blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 9-foot two point shot (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Zion Williamson makes layup (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. makes driving layup
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Josh Hart misses two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 10-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maxi Kleber makes 16-foot jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Boban Marjanovic makes dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Boban Marjanovic misses 10-foot two point shot
Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Josh Richardson 's 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Brunson makes driving floating jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Maxi Kleber misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Richardson makes two point shot
Jalen Brunson misses 12-foot two point shot
Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Boban Marjanovic makes two point shot
Josh Richardson misses 7-foot two point shot
Josh Richardson misses driving layup
Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper
Trey Burke misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
Trey Burke misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper
Maxi Kleber misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Richardson assists)
Maxi Kleber misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwight Powell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Maxi Kleber makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)
Maxi Kleber misses 18-foot two point shot
Trey Burke makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot
Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Boban Marjanovic misses jumper
Josh Richardson misses 9-foot two point shot
Boban Marjanovic makes two point shot
Josh Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot (Boban Marjanovic assists)
Steven Adams blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 1-foot driving layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Boban Marjanovic assists)
Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot two point shot
Maxi Kleber misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams blocks Boban Marjanovic 's 16-foot two point shot
Boban Marjanovic misses jumper
Boban Marjanovic makes dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Jalen Brunson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Boban Marjanovic assists)
Josh Richardson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Richardson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Brunson misses 11-foot two point shot
Steven Adams blocks Maxi Kleber 's 4-foot driving dunk
Maxi Kleber makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)
Maxi Kleber misses 31-foot three point jumper
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk
Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot two point shot
Josh Richardson misses pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Burke misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Richardson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Dwight Powell misses two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 30-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Burke assists)
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Trey Burke makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Trey Burke makes driving layup
Boban Marjanovic makes 7-foot two point shot
Boban Marjanovic misses 16-foot jumper
Boban Marjanovic makes dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
Jalen Brunson misses driving layup
Steven Adams blocks Dorian Finney-Smith's two point shot
Maxi Kleber makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Trey Burke misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Maxi Kleber misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Brunson makes two point shot
Jalen Brunson misses driving layup

MAVERICKS

PELICANS

TIME		DAL	NO
12:00	Boban Marjanovic vs. Steven Adams (Zion Williamson gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Mavericks defensive team rebound	0	0
11:28	Maxi Kleber makes 16-foot jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	2	0
11:16	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	2	0
11:16	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 3	2	1
11:16	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 3	2	2
11:16	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 3 of 3	2	3
10:58	Boban Marjanovic makes dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	4	3
10:43	Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:41	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	4	3
10:33	Boban Marjanovic misses 10-foot two point shot	4	3
10:31	Steven Adams defensive rebound	4	3
10:22	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving floating jump shot	4	5
10:07	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)	7	5
9:52	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	7	8
9:35	Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	8
9:21	Boban Marjanovic shooting foul	7	8
9:21	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	7	8
9:21	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	8
9:21	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	7	9
9:05	Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Josh Richardson 's 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	9
9:03	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	7	9
8:56	Zion Williamson traveling	7	9
8:33	Jalen Brunson makes driving floating jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	9	9
8:14	Brandon Ingram misses two point shot	9	9
8:12	Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound	9	9
8:05	Maxi Kleber misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	9
8:02	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	9	9
7:48	Zion Williamson makes 3-foot layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	9	11
7:32	Josh Richardson makes two point shot	11	11
7:23	Zion Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:21	Steven Adams offensive rebound	11	11
7:18	Steven Adams makes two point shot	11	13
6:50	Jalen Brunson misses 12-foot two point shot	11	13
6:50	Mavericks offensive team rebound	11	13
6:50	Steven Adams loose ball foul	11	13
6:50	Pelicans Full timeout	11	13
6:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Josh Richardson	11	13
6:43	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	13
6:38	Steven Adams defensive rebound	11	13
6:32	Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	11	15
6:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	11	15
6:02	Boban Marjanovic offensive rebound	11	15
6:02	Boban Marjanovic makes two point shot	13	15
5:43	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	13	18
5:15	Boban Marjanovic out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	18
5:15	Josh Hart enters the game for Zion Williamson	13	18
5:15	Josh Richardson enters the game for Maxi Kleber	13	18
5:00	Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	13	20
4:39	Josh Richardson misses 7-foot two point shot	13	20
4:37	Josh Hart defensive rebound	13	20
4:28	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	20
4:25	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	13	20
4:20	Josh Richardson misses driving layup	13	20
4:16	Boban Marjanovic offensive rebound	13	20
4:08	Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	15	20
3:52	Brandon Ingram misses two point shot	15	20
3:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	15	20
3:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot	17	20
3:39	Pelicans Full timeout	17	20
3:39	Kira Lewis Jr. enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	17	20
3:39	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Steven Adams	17	20
3:39	Dwight Powell enters the game for Jalen Brunson	17	20
3:39	Trey Burke enters the game for Boban Marjanovic	17	20
3:20	Willy Hernangomez makes 6-foot jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)	17	22
3:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper	20	22
2:49	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	22
2:47	Pelicans offensive team rebound	20	22
2:43	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)	20	25
2:26	Trey Burke misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	25
2:26	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	20	25
2:09	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup	20	27
1:56	Josh Hart personal foul	20	27
1:56	Zion Williamson enters the game for Brandon Ingram	20	27
1:56	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	20	27
1:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper	20	27
1:35	Josh Hart defensive rebound	20	27
1:32	Kira Lewis Jr. makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)	20	29
1:32	Mavericks Full timeout	20	27
1:21	Trey Burke misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	20	29
1:18	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	20	29
1:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	20	29
1:03	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	20	31
55.9	Josh Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	31
53.1	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	20	31
43.1	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	20	31
43.1	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	20	32
43.1	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	33
30.2	Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	33
27.0	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	20	33
11.1	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	20	33
9.8	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	20	33
9.8	Zion Williamson makes tip shot	20	35
3.7	Maxi Kleber misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	35
3.7	Kira Lewis Jr. defensive rebound	20	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	35

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pelicans
-
Mavericks
-

Game 1

12/1

Pelicans
130
Mavericks
143

Game 1

13/2

Mavericks
103
Pelicans
112

Game 2

28/3

Pelicans
107
Mavericks
125

Game 3

13/5

Smoothie King Center

2:00 AM, 28 March 2021

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 3,700

Referees:
Scott Foster
Jonathan Sterling
John Butler

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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