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New Orleans Pelicans
4-5 overall · 1-2 on the road
Sat 3/13
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5-4 overall · 3-2 at home
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PelicansOffense
MavericksDefense

The Pelicans rank 24th in the NBA in three-point % (32.7%), and the Mavericks have the best three-point % allowed (30.9%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 34.6%, so the Pelicans are 2.0 points below it. Zion Williamson leads them with 20.6 points a game on 66.2% true shooting.

Zion WilliamsonTop scorer · NOP
Cooper FlaggTop scorer · DAL
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Mavericks5-4
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Team vs team

Season before this game (NOP 9 games, DAL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NOPDAL
Scoring
120.22nd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
112.117th · Average
118.826th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
110.910th · Above avg
+1.417th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.218th · Average
Efficiency
112.013th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
111.117th · Average
111.118th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
109.310th · Above avg
+0.917th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.816th · Average
107.12nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.221st
Shooting
53.5%13th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
53.1%17th · Average
58.9%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
56.7%17th · Average
9.130th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.023rd · Below avg
32.7%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.2%22nd · Below avg
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2625th · Below avg
Defense
54.0%19th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
51.5%11th · Average
11.81st · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.911th · Average
4.720th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.06th · Above avg
Possessions
15.2%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.8%16th · Average
25.1%23rd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
29.5%10th · Above avg
44.413th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
44.712th · Average
25.322nd · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.919th · Average

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans
WWWWL

Last 5: average margin +7.2 (season +1.4). Streak L1.

Dallas Mavericks
WWLLW

Last 5: average margin +5.0 (season +1.2). Streak W1.

Key players

New Orleans Pelicans
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Zion WilliamsonF 20.65.42.866.2
Saddiq BeyF 16.44.02.163.0
Dejounte MurrayG 16.35.55.354.6
Jeremiah FearsG 14.84.64.649.8
Dallas Mavericks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cooper FlaggF 23.96.86.457.0
Kyrie IrvingG 21.43.74.457.6
P.J. WashingtonF 15.87.81.355.3
Naji MarshallF 12.53.05.352.5

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans
Yves Missi C · Left Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~11/9 Out
Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II C · Right Foot Surgery · back ~11/12 Out
Sergio De Larrea G · Right Knee Sprain · back ~11/12 Out
Tarik Biberovic F · Right Heel Bursitis · back ~11/12 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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