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Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans

November 21, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Mavericks beat the Pelicans 118-115 on 2025-11-21 at home. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 19 points (7/9) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 17 points (6/12) 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 118

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington GS	37:28	24	9	1	0	3	4	1	8-14	5-8	3-4	+1
Cooper Flagg GS	32:21	29	7	5	2	0	2	2	12-19	0-4	5-6	+9
Max Christie GS	31:38	23	3	0	1	1	1	3	7-12	5-9	4-4	+7
Brandon Williams GS	28:20	5	5	12	1	2	6	1	1-12	1-7	2-2	+1
Daniel Gafford GS	25:14	8	7	3	3	1	3	2	3-5	0-0	2-4	-6
Naji Marshall	23:43	9	5	5	0	0	2	1	2-5	1-3	4-6	+5
Dereck Lively II	17:51	4	4	2	1	1	1	5	1-1	0-0	2-2	+8
Klay Thompson	16:26	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	2-9	1-7	0-0	-4
Jaden Hardy	14:09	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	4-7	3-5	0-0	0
Caleb Martin	8:10	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7
Moussa Cisse	4:40	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Totals		118	47	30	9	9	20	19	40-84	16-43	22-28

Did not play: Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 115

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III GS	35:22	25	3	0	3	1	0	3	7-14	1-7	10-10	-1
Derik Queen GS	32:14	20	7	11	1	0	4	2	8-17	0-2	4-5	+1
Herbert Jones GS	32:08	7	9	2	2	1	1	3	3-10	1-3	0-0	-7
Jeremiah Fears GS	31:31	21	7	2	4	0	4	2	8-12	3-4	2-5	-9
Zion Williamson GS	29:35	22	3	2	3	0	1	0	7-9	0-0	8-11	-2
Jose Alvarado	19:45	5	5	6	0	0	2	2	2-5	1-4	0-0	+2
Saddiq Bey	18:14	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2-9	0-4	0-0	-1
Yves Missi	15:30	4	2	0	0	1	0	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	-5
Micah Peavy	13:28	4	1	0	1	1	0	5	2-6	0-1	0-0	-4
Jordan Hawkins	12:13	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1-5	1-2	0-0	+11
Totals		115	42	25	15	4	13	20	42-91	7-27	24-31

Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL

Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 7.0 min
P.J. Washington · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Dereck Lively II · Cooper Flagg 6.2 min
Klay Thompson · P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Jaden Hardy 6.0 min
Klay Thompson · Caleb Martin · P.J. Washington · Brandon Williams · Dereck Lively II 5.7 min
P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Dereck Lively II · Cooper Flagg 4.1 min

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Zion Williamson · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 15.6 min
Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 7.0 min
Zion Williamson · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 6.8 min
Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Derik Queen 3.8 min
Zion Williamson · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen 2.7 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Zion Williamson 19 pts (7/9) in 62 possessions

Guarded by: P.J. Washington (51 %, 12 pts) · Daniel Gafford (14 %, 0 pts) · Dereck Lively II (8 %, 2 pts)
Jeremiah Fears 22 pts (7/11) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Max Christie (46 %, 13 pts) · Brandon Williams (12 %, 0 pts) · Cooper Flagg (10 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cooper Flagg	Trey Murphy III: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Herbert Jones: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
P.J. Washington	Zion Williamson: 32 poss., 12 pts (4/4) · Saddiq Bey: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Max Christie	Jeremiah Fears: 34 poss., 13 pts (4/5) · Trey Murphy III: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Brandon Williams	Herbert Jones: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jose Alvarado: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Daniel Gafford	Derik Queen: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Yves Missi: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Naji Marshall	Saddiq Bey: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Micah Peavy: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Dereck Lively II	Derik Queen: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zion Williamson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Klay Thompson	Jordan Hawkins: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jose Alvarado: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jaden Hardy	Jose Alvarado: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Caleb Martin	Trey Murphy III: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Hawkins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Moussa Cisse	Derik Queen: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Yves Missi: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pelicans defense

Cooper Flagg 17 pts (6/12) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Herbert Jones (43 %, 7 pts) · Trey Murphy III (24 %, 5 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (14 %, 0 pts)
Brandon Williams 13 pts (6/10) in 56 possessions

Guarded by: Jeremiah Fears (31 %, 2 pts) · Jose Alvarado (19 %, 0 pts) · Herbert Jones (17 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Trey Murphy III	Max Christie: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Cooper Flagg: 17 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Herbert Jones	Cooper Flagg: 31 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Max Christie: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jeremiah Fears	Brandon Williams: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Max Christie: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Derik Queen	Daniel Gafford: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Dereck Lively II: 18 poss., 9 pts (3/5)
Zion Williamson	P.J. Washington: 35 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Naji Marshall: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Saddiq Bey	Naji Marshall: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cooper Flagg: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jose Alvarado	Brandon Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Yves Missi	Daniel Gafford: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Micah Peavy	Klay Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden Hardy: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jordan Hawkins	Klay Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden Hardy: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2)