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Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks

February 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Mavericks beat the Pacers 134-130 on 2026-02-22 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Jay Huff, Jarace Walker, and Kam Jones. The Mavericks started Khris Middleton, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, and Max Christie. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 12 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Kam Jones as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 12 points (4/10) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender.

Box score

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

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers 130

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jarace Walker GS 34:19 18 9 6 2 0 2 3 6-13 4-7 2-5 +3
Kam Jones GS 30:31 10 0 3 1 0 1 2 4-4 2-2 0-0 -14
Andrew Nembhard GS 29:30 22 1 11 1 0 1 3 7-14 3-6 5-5 -4
Pascal Siakam GS 29:03 30 8 3 0 0 5 4 12-19 2-3 4-5 +7
Jay Huff GS 26:12 9 1 1 1 3 0 2 4-10 0-6 1-1 -9
Ben Sheppard 27:06 13 3 2 0 0 0 2 4-9 3-6 2-2 0
Quenton Jackson 22:43 11 4 6 0 0 1 3 4-9 3-4 0-0 +2
Micah Potter 21:48 2 6 5 2 0 4 2 1-7 0-4 0-0 +5
Kobe Brown 18:48 15 7 0 1 0 1 2 5-9 3-4 2-2 -10
Totals 130 39 37 8 3 15 23 47-94 20-42 16-20

Did not play: T.J. McConnell (DNP - Injury/Illness), Aaron Nesmith (DNP - Injury/Illness)

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 134

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
P.J. Washington GS 36:32 23 9 2 1 1 1 2 8-14 1-4 6-8 +4
Max Christie GS 30:34 16 2 4 0 0 3 3 6-11 2-4 2-2 -5
Khris Middleton GS 29:35 25 7 7 1 0 2 4 11-15 3-5 0-0 +5
Naji Marshall GS 25:35 17 2 2 1 0 2 2 7-10 0-1 3-6 -1
Daniel Gafford GS 21:56 8 6 2 1 0 0 2 3-7 0-0 2-4 +10
Marvin Bagley III 26:04 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 5-9 0-0 2-4 -6
Brandon Williams 21:58 15 1 7 2 1 2 0 4-8 1-3 6-8 +15
Klay Thompson 18:40 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 3-11 3-7 0-0 +3
Caleb Martin 17:30 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 3-5 1-2 0-0 +1
Tyus Jones 11:36 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 -6
Totals 134 45 29 9 2 11 13 51-94 11-28 21-32

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

Lineups

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

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.

Pacers defense

Defender Guarded most
Jarace Walker Khris Middleton: 31 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · P.J. Washington: 12 poss., 7 pts (2/2)
Pascal Siakam P.J. Washington: 26 poss., 13 pts (5/8) · Klay Thompson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Andrew Nembhard Max Christie: 20 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Khris Middleton: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Kam Jones Brandon Williams: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naji Marshall: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ben Sheppard Klay Thompson: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Brandon Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jay Huff Daniel Gafford: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Marvin Bagley III: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Quenton Jackson Naji Marshall: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Micah Potter Marvin Bagley III: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Daniel Gafford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Kobe Brown P.J. Washington: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Caleb Martin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3)

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
P.J. Washington Pascal Siakam: 30 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Kobe Brown: 15 poss., 3 pts (0/0)
Max Christie Andrew Nembhard: 30 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ben Sheppard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Khris Middleton Jarace Walker: 33 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Andrew Nembhard: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Marvin Bagley III Micah Potter: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Jay Huff: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Naji Marshall Kam Jones: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Pascal Siakam: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniel Gafford Jay Huff: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Pascal Siakam: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Brandon Williams Kam Jones: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Quenton Jackson: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Klay Thompson Ben Sheppard: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Quenton Jackson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Caleb Martin Kobe Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pascal Siakam: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Tyus Jones Kam Jones: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quenton Jackson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)