Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
November 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Pelicans beat the Mavericks 101-99 on 2025-11-05 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started D'Angelo Russell, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Pelicans started Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 4 points (1/8) in his matchups, with D'Angelo Russell as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 14 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Herbert Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
99
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
101
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
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D'Angelo Russell
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Max Christie
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P.J. Washington
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Daniel Gafford
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Cooper Flagg
The 5 most-used lineups:
- D'Angelo Russell · P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 9.6 min
- Klay Thompson · Dwight Powell · Brandon Williams · Jaden Hardy · Cooper Flagg 3.5 min
- P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.4 min
- Klay Thompson · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Jaden Hardy · Cooper Flagg 3.4 min
- D'Angelo Russell · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.2 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevon Looney · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears Starter 10.6 min
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 6.4 min
- Herbert Jones · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 5.8 min
- Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 3.9 min
- Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jordan Hawkins · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Mavericks defense
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Jeremiah Fears 4 pts (1/8) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: D'Angelo Russell (35 %, 1 pts) · Max Christie (16 %, 0 pts) · Naji Marshall (12 %, 0 pts)
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Trey Murphy III 15 pts (5/14) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Max Christie (31 %, 0 pts) · P.J. Washington (21 %, 2 pts) · Cooper Flagg (9 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | Saddiq Bey: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Trey Murphy III: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Cooper Flagg | Herbert Jones: 31 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Trey Murphy III: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Max Christie | Trey Murphy III: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Fears: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Daniel Gafford | Kevon Looney: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derik Queen: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Naji Marshall | Jose Alvarado: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karlo Matković: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Klay Thompson | Jordan Hawkins: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Herbert Jones: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| D'Angelo Russell | Jeremiah Fears: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Saddiq Bey: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Brandon Williams | Jose Alvarado: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Fears: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dwight Powell | Derik Queen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevon Looney: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Jose Alvarado: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trey Murphy III: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moussa Cisse | Karlo Matković: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevon Looney: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Caleb Martin | Herbert Jones: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Pelicans defense
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Cooper Flagg 14 pts (5/11) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Herbert Jones (41 %, 4 pts) · Saddiq Bey (14 %, 6 pts) · Trey Murphy III (9 %, 0 pts)
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D'Angelo Russell 10 pts (4/11) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Jeremiah Fears (32 %, 6 pts) · Trey Murphy III (17 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Max Christie: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · P.J. Washington: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Herbert Jones | Cooper Flagg: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Max Christie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Saddiq Bey | P.J. Washington: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cooper Flagg: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Derik Queen | Daniel Gafford: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · P.J. Washington: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremiah Fears | D'Angelo Russell: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Max Christie: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jose Alvarado | Brandon Williams: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Naji Marshall: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Klay Thompson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Micah Peavy | Cooper Flagg: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevon Looney | Daniel Gafford: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · P.J. Washington: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Karlo Matković | Dwight Powell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |