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
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 14 | 6-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 4-18 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 12-20 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
87 | 33-87 | 8-16 | 13-13 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 27 | ||
38% | 50% | 100% |
Dallas Mavericks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 44 | 32 | 11-20 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 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 | 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 |
97 | 32-75 | 5-17 | 28-38 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 16 | ||
43% | 29% | 74% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Dallas, TX
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Tony Brothers
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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