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New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks — 2026-10-14 NBA Game Analysis

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New Orleans Pelicans 101, Dallas Mavericks 97. Final.

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FinalAmerican Airlines Center
New Orleans PelicansNOP101
Dallas MavericksDAL97
  1. 1st 11:341DALMoussa Cisse makes free throw 1 of 20–1
  2. 1st 11:341DALMoussa Cisse makes free throw 2 of 20–2
  3. 1st 11:113NOJeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)3–2
  4. 1st 10:012DALMax Christie makes tip shot3–4
  5. 1st 9:302NOJeremiah Fears makes tip shot5–4
  6. 1st 8:442NOJeremiah Fears makes 2-foot driving dunk7–4
  7. 1st 8:351DALNaji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 27–5
  8. 1st 8:351DALNaji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 27–6
  9. 1st 8:123DALMax Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)7–9
  10. 1st 7:493NOKarlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)10–9
  11. 1st 7:312DALMoussa Cisse makes 1-foot reverse layup (P.J. Washington assists)10–11
  12. 1st 7:132NOYves Missi makes tip shot12–11
  13. 1st 7:013DALNaji Marshall makes 24-foot three pointer (Moussa Cisse assists)12–14
  14. 1st 5:402NOSaddiq Bey makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)14–14
  15. 1st 4:242NOJeremiah Fears makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)16–14
  16. 1st 3:402DALSeth Lundy makes 2-foot dunk (Caleb Martin assists)16–16
  17. 1st 2:511NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 217–16
  18. 1st 2:511NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 218–16
  19. 1st 2:082NOTrey Murphy III makes 3-foot two point shot (Derik Queen assists)20–16
  20. 1st 1:492NOHerbert Jones makes running layup (Jordan Poole assists)22–16
  21. 1st 1:182NOZion Williamson makes layup (Jordan Poole assists)24–16
  22. 1st 52.72DALNaji Marshall makes 2-foot two point shot (Caleb Martin assists)24–18
  23. 2nd 11:492NOTrey Murphy III makes 2-foot layup (Derik Queen assists)26–18
  24. 2nd 11:233DALJohn Poulakidas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)26–21
  25. 2nd 10:363NOHerbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)29–21
  26. 2nd 10:212DALTobi Lawal makes dunk (Max Christie assists)29–23
  27. 2nd 8:433NOKarlo Matkovic makes 23-foot running jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)32–23
  28. 2nd 8:232DALTobi Lawal makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Sergio de Larrea assists)32–25
  29. 2nd 8:111NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 233–25
  30. 2nd 8:111NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 234–25
  31. 2nd 7:571DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 234–26
  32. 2nd 7:571DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 234–27
  33. 2nd 7:332NOJordan Poole makes running layup36–27
  34. 2nd 7:043NOKarlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)39–27
  35. 2nd 6:423DALJohn Poulakidas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)39–30
  36. 2nd 6:293NOBennedict Mathurin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)42–30
  37. 2nd 6:163DALJohn Poulakidas makes 25-foot three pointer (Sergio de Larrea assists)42–33
  38. 2nd 5:252NODerik Queen makes tip shot44–33
  39. 2nd 5:193DALSeth Lundy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sergio de Larrea assists)44–36
  40. 2nd 5:053NOJeremiah Fears makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot47–36
  41. 2nd 4:182DALSeth Lundy makes two point shot47–38
  42. 2nd 4:062DALMoussa Cisse makes 1-foot dunk47–40
  43. 2nd 3:432DALSergio de Larrea makes 21-foot running jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)47–42
  44. 2nd 2:422DALMoussa Cisse makes 1-foot dunk (Sergio de Larrea assists)47–44
  45. 2nd 2:082NOZion Williamson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists)49–44
  46. 2nd 1:472NOSaddiq Bey makes running layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)51–44
  47. 2nd 1:471DALTarik Biberovic makes technical free throw51–45
  48. 2nd 32.22NOYves Missi makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)53–45
  49. 2nd 0.72NOBennedict Mathurin makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)55–45
  50. 2nd 0.71NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 156–45
  51. 3rd 11:372NOJeremiah Fears makes driving layup58–45
  52. 3rd 11:151DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 258–46
  53. 3rd 11:151DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 258–47
  54. 3rd 10:162DALZaccharie Risacher makes running layup (Max Christie assists)58–49
  55. 3rd 9:181NOKarlo Matkovic makes free throw 1 of 259–49
  56. 3rd 9:181NOKarlo Matkovic makes free throw 2 of 260–49
  57. 3rd 9:032NOYves Missi makes 1-foot running dunk62–49
  58. 3rd 8:022DALTobi Lawal makes 2-foot dunk (Sergio de Larrea assists)62–51
  59. 3rd 7:181NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 263–51
  60. 3rd 7:181NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 264–51
  61. 3rd 7:031DALP.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 264–52
  62. 3rd 5:462DALZaccharie Risacher makes layup (Tarik Biberovic assists)64–54
  63. 3rd 5:141NOTrey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 265–54
  64. 3rd 5:052DALTobi Lawal makes dunk (Sergio de Larrea assists)65–56
  65. 3rd 4:092NOZion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot67–56
  66. 3rd 3:212NOHerbert Jones makes 1-foot running dunk69–56
  67. 3rd 3:081DALCaleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 269–57
  68. 3rd 3:081DALCaleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 269–58
  69. 3rd 2:132NOZion Williamson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot71–58
  70. 3rd 1:501DALJorge Diaz Graham makes free throw 1 of 271–59
  71. 3rd 46.11NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 272–59
  72. 3rd 46.11NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 273–59
  73. 3rd 36.01DALJorge Diaz Graham makes free throw 1 of 273–60
  74. 3rd 30.63DALSergio de Larrea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tarik Biberovic assists)73–63
  75. 3rd 8.32NOZion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)75–63
  76. 4th 11:361NOBryce McGowens makes free throw 1 of 276–63
  77. 4th 11:361NOBryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 277–63
  78. 4th 11:263DALJohn Poulakidas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zaccharie Risacher assists)77–66
  79. 4th 11:011NOTrendon Watford makes free throw 1 of 278–66
  80. 4th 10:502DALZaccharie Risacher makes running dunk78–68
  81. 4th 10:141NOBryce McGowens makes free throw 1 of 279–68
  82. 4th 10:141NOBryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 280–68
  83. 4th 9:432DALTarik Biberovic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot80–70
  84. 4th 9:202NOJulian Reese makes layup (Bryce McGowens assists)82–70
  85. 4th 8:431DALJorge Diaz Graham makes free throw 2 of 282–71
  86. 4th 8:253NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot85–71
  87. 4th 8:091DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 285–72
  88. 4th 8:091DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 285–73
  89. 4th 7:403DALSergio de Larrea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tarik Biberovic assists)85–76
  90. 4th 7:062DALTarik Biberovic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot85–78
  91. 4th 5:362NOAJ Johnson makes running layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)87–78
  92. 4th 5:311DALSergio de Larrea makes free throw 1 of 287–79
  93. 4th 5:311DALSergio de Larrea makes free throw 2 of 287–80
  94. 4th 5:121NOAJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 288–80
  95. 4th 4:432NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes 10-foot pullup jump shot90–80
  96. 4th 4:152DALJorge Diaz Graham makes two point shot90–82
  97. 4th 3:281DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 290–83
  98. 4th 3:281DALTobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 290–84
  99. 4th 3:122NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot92–84
  100. 4th 3:061DALJohn Poulakidas makes free throw 1 of 292–85
  101. 4th 3:061DALJohn Poulakidas makes free throw 2 of 292–86
  102. 4th 2:511NOJalon Moore makes free throw 2 of 293–86
  103. 4th 2:372NOAJ Johnson makes two point shot95–86
  104. 4th 2:173DALTarik Biberovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jorge Diaz Graham assists)95–89
  105. 4th 1:501DALSeth Lundy makes free throw 1 of 295–90
  106. 4th 1:501DALSeth Lundy makes free throw 2 of 295–91
  107. 4th 1:151NOAJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 296–91
  108. 4th 1:151NOAJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 297–91
  109. 4th 40.81NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes free throw 2 of 298–91
  110. 4th 35.71DALSeth Lundy makes free throw 1 of 298–92
  111. 4th 35.71DALSeth Lundy makes free throw 2 of 298–93
  112. 4th 33.22DALSeth Lundy makes dunk98–95
  113. 4th 32.21NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes free throw 1 of 299–95
  114. 4th 32.21NOJaron Pierre Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2100–95
  115. 4th 8.92DALJohn Poulakidas makes 5-foot pullup jump shot100–97
  116. 4th 0.41NOAJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2101–97

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: New Orleans Pelicans 24, 32, 19, 26; Dallas Mavericks 18, 27, 18, 34.

Jeremiah Fears 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists. Karlo Matkovic 11 points, 2 rebounds. Jaron Pierre Jr. 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists

Tobi Lawal 16 points, 4 rebounds. John Poulakidas 16 points, 3 rebounds. Seth Lundy 13 points, 2 rebounds

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks — NBA Game Analysis

New Orleans Pelicans defeated Dallas Mavericks 101–97, a 4-point margin. New Orleans Pelicans shot 45% from the field, compared with 36% from the field for Dallas Mavericks. New Orleans Pelicans shot 30% from three-point range, compared with 20% from three-point range for Dallas Mavericks. Dallas Mavericks led the rebounding count, 47 to 40. New Orleans Pelicans committed fewer turnovers, 19 to 25.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatNew Orleans PelicansDallas Mavericks
FG34-7530-84
Field Goal %4536
3PT8-2710-49
Three Point %3020
FT25-3827-32
Free Throw %6684
Rebounds4047
Offensive Rebounds819
Defensive Rebounds3228
Assists1921
Steals148
Blocks710
Turnovers1925
Total Turnovers2127
Fast Break Points238
Points in Paint5038

Leaders

  • PointsTobi Lawal · DAL · 16
  • AssistsSergio de Larrea · DAL · 6
  • ReboundsP.J. Washington · DAL · 7
  • PointsJeremiah Fears · NO · 16
  • AssistsJeremiah Fears · NO · 5
  • ReboundsDerik Queen · NO · 11

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