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Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers

November 16, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers 138-133 on 2025-11-16 at home. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Trail Blazers started Jerami Grant, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 17 points (5/12) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 29 points (10/19) in his matchups, with Jerami Grant as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 138

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
P.J. Washington GS 38:20 21 7 2 1 0 5 1 7-16 5-7 2-4 +4
Cooper Flagg GS 37:06 21 8 5 1 2 0 3 9-16 1-3 2-3 +10
Daniel Gafford GS 31:11 20 6 2 1 3 0 4 6-8 0-0 8-10 +11
Brandon Williams GS 30:44 15 3 6 1 0 1 1 5-10 0-1 5-6 +4
Max Christie GS 28:19 14 4 4 1 0 1 0 4-7 3-6 3-4 -2
Naji Marshall 27:04 9 9 3 2 0 2 1 3-6 0-2 3-6 -8
Klay Thompson 25:40 19 3 2 0 1 1 2 7-16 5-11 0-0 +11
D'Angelo Russell 22:16 12 2 7 0 0 2 0 4-11 1-4 3-4 +1
Dereck Lively II 11:52 2 3 1 0 2 2 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 -7
Moussa Cisse 7:24 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2-3 0-0 1-3 -3
Caleb Martin 5:04 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 +4
Totals 138 47 33 7 9 14 22 48-95 15-34 27-40

Did not play: Jaden Hardy (DNP - Coach's Decision), Miles Kelly (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers 133

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Toumani Camara GS 40:31 11 10 3 1 0 2 4 5-13 1-7 0-0 -4
Jerami Grant GS 39:23 26 5 2 0 0 1 4 7-20 4-9 8-10 -7
Deni Avdija GS 39:07 29 6 7 0 2 4 6 10-20 2-7 7-7 -11
Shaedon Sharpe GS 38:31 36 4 6 1 0 3 5 12-32 3-9 9-11 -3
Donovan Clingan GS 27:54 16 11 2 0 2 0 4 6-11 2-6 2-2 -9
Kris Murray 32:13 6 5 2 3 0 0 2 2-2 2-2 0-0 -1
Robert Williams III 16:38 6 5 1 2 1 0 1 3-5 0-0 0-0 +5
Caleb Love 14:15 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1-6 0-4 0-0 -1
Sidy Cissoko 11:41 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0-2 0-1 1-2 0
Rayan Rupert 4:46 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 +6
Totals 133 53 26 8 5 11 32 46-113 14-47 27-32

Did not play: Scoot Henderson (DND - Injury/Illness), Jrue Holiday (DND - Injury/Illness), Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Duop Reath (DNP - Coach's Decision), Matisse Thybulle (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

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

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Cooper Flagg Jerami Grant: 38 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Toumani Camara: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
P.J. Washington Deni Avdija: 21 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Shaedon Sharpe: 19 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Daniel Gafford Donovan Clingan: 29 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Deni Avdija: 11 poss., 3 pts (0/0)
Brandon Williams Toumani Camara: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jerami Grant: 16 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Max Christie Kris Murray: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Shaedon Sharpe: 14 poss., 6 pts (1/1)
Naji Marshall Deni Avdija: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Toumani Camara: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson Kris Murray: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Toumani Camara: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
D'Angelo Russell Toumani Camara: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Shaedon Sharpe: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Dereck Lively II Donovan Clingan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Robert Williams III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Moussa Cissé Robert Williams III: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Clingan: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Caleb Martin Caleb Love: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deni Avdija: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Trail Blazers defense

Defender Guarded most
Toumani Camara P.J. Washington: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brandon Williams: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Shaedon Sharpe Max Christie: 22 poss., 10 pts (5/8) · Brandon Williams: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Deni Avdija P.J. Washington: 33 poss., 2 pts (0/4) · Naji Marshall: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/4)
Jerami Grant Cooper Flagg: 38 poss., 14 pts (4/9) · Naji Marshall: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kris Murray Brandon Williams: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Klay Thompson: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Donovan Clingan Daniel Gafford: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dereck Lively II: 6 poss., 7 pts (2/3)
Robert Williams III Daniel Gafford: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Dereck Lively II: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Caleb Love D'Angelo Russell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Klay Thompson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Sidy Cissoko Klay Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cooper Flagg: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Rayan Rupert D'Angelo Russell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Klay Thompson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)