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New Orleans Pelicans
4-6 overall · 1-3 on the road
Fri 3/26
5:00 PM PT
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6-4 overall · 4-2 at home
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PelicansOffense
MavericksDefense

The Pelicans rank 24th in the NBA in three-point % (32.9%), and the Mavericks have the best three-point % allowed (30.6%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 34.7%, so the Pelicans are 1.9 points below it. Zion Williamson leads them with 21.0 points a game on 68.8% true shooting.

Zion WilliamsonTop scorer · NOP
Cooper FlaggTop scorer · DAL
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Pelicans4-6
Mavericks6-4
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Team vs team

Season before this game (NOP 10 games, DAL 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NOPDAL
Scoring
120.52nd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
113.915th · Average
120.826th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
109.19th · Above avg
-0.318th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+4.813th · Average
Efficiency
112.813th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
112.812th · Average
113.923rd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
107.99th · Above avg
-1.118th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+4.910th · Above avg
106.52nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
101.122nd
Shooting
53.8%15th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%12th · Average
59.4%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.9%11th · Average
9.230th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.221st · Below avg
32.9%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
33.9%21st · Below avg
0.363rd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2625th · Below avg
Defense
55.0%23rd · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.0%7th · Above avg
11.22nd · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.714th · Average
4.421st · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.87th · Above avg
Possessions
15.3%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.2%19th · Average
25.5%25th · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
30.1%7th · Above avg
43.518th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
44.812th · Average
25.124th · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.416th · Average

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +1.6 (season -0.3). Streak L2.

Dallas Mavericks
WLLWW

Last 5: average margin +7.6 (season +4.8). Streak W2.

Key players

New Orleans Pelicans
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Zion WilliamsonF 21.05.32.768.8
Saddiq BeyF 16.14.02.260.9
Jeremiah FearsG 15.84.74.652.9
Trey Murphy IIIF 15.64.83.661.3
Dallas Mavericks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cooper FlaggF 24.06.67.059.0
Kyrie IrvingG 21.43.64.458.7
P.J. WashingtonF 14.87.51.256.4
Naji MarshallF 11.92.74.953.3

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans
Yves Missi C · back ~11/9 Out
Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II C · back ~11/12 Out
Sergio De Larrea G · back ~11/12 Out
Tarik Biberovic F · 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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