Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Charlotte Hornets
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks lead Hornets45to26

Mavericks hold a decisive edge in 71 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks insights

The edge
+19wins for Mavericks
63% Mavericks ยท 37% Hornets

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 35-20 since 1996.

Recent form
11-9last 20
Hornets on a 2-game streak

Hornets won 117-90 on Mar 3, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Mavericks built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 10 of 16 decided meetings (63%). In the modern era they are 35-20 against each other (64% Mavericks). Games average a 11.5-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Mavericks' 38-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Hornets hold a 11-9 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1988, so the rivalry has now spanned 38 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Hornets won 117-90 on Mar 3, 2026. Through the 2020s Hornets have led 8-6 between the teams.

Win Percentage
26W
45W
CHA
DAL
37%63%
Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Mar 3, 2026CHADAL117โ€“90CHA
Jan 29, 2026DALCHA121โ€“123CHA
Feb 27, 2025DALCHA103โ€“96DAL
Jan 20, 2025CHADAL110โ€“105CHA
Apr 9, 2024CHADAL104โ€“130DAL
Nov 5, 2023DALCHA124โ€“118DAL
Mar 26, 2023CHADAL110โ€“104CHA
Mar 24, 2023DALCHA109โ€“117CHA
Mar 19, 2022CHADAL129โ€“108CHA
Dec 13, 2021DALCHA120โ€“96DAL
Last Meeting
Mar 3, 2026Final
CHA
117
HOME
DAL
90
AWAY
Hornetswon by27
Hornets' 2nd straight in this seriesยทGame 71 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season71 games
26
45
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Charlotte Hornets Biggest Win
117โ€“90+27
Mar 3, 2026
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
122โ€“84+38
Jan 2, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“CHA โ†•DAL โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26202
2024โ€“25112
2023โ€“24022
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22112
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20112
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17202

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
14-21CHA HOME24-12DAL HOME
AWAY
12-24
CHA
AWAY
21-14
DAL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Charlotte Hornets: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.5 pts on average
11.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHAโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1060%
All-Time36.6%
DALโ†“Trending Down
Last 1040%
All-Time63.4%
Last 10 Results
CHA / DAL

Frequently Asked Questions: Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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