49pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsNOP
Feb 17, 2022
NBA head-to-headDivision Rivals
Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head
Dallas Mavericks lead the all-time record 59-36 across 95 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Dallas Mavericks won 16 straight meetings from 2002 through 2007.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DAL
59
vs
NOP
36
95 meetings
All-time
DAL lead 59-36
Recent form
DAL 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
NOP won 129-111 on Mar 16, 2026
Closeness
23 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.7 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 16, 26
NOP 129-111 DAL
NOPDec 22, 25
NOP 119-113 DAL
NOPNov 21, 25
DAL 118-115 NOP
DALNov 5, 25
DAL 99-101 NOP
NOPFeb 21, 25
DAL 111-103 NOP
DALJan 29, 25
NOP 136-137 DAL
DALJan 15, 25
NOP 119-116 DAL
NOPNov 19, 24
DAL 132-91 NOP
DALJan 15, 24
DAL 125-120 NOP
DALJan 13, 24
DAL 108-118 NOP
NOP| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | NOP | DAL | 129–111 | NOP |
| Dec 22, 2025 | NOP | DAL | 119–113 | NOP |
| Nov 21, 2025 | DAL | NOP | 118–115 | DAL |
| Nov 5, 2025 | DAL | NOP | 99–101 | NOP |
| Feb 21, 2025 | DAL | NOP | 111–103 | DAL |
| Jan 29, 2025 | NOP | DAL | 136–137 | DAL |
| Jan 15, 2025 | NOP | DAL | 119–116 | NOP |
| Nov 19, 2024 | DAL | NOP | 132–91 | DAL |
| Jan 15, 2024 | DAL | NOP | 125–120 | DAL |
| Jan 13, 2024 | DAL | NOP | 108–118 | NOP |
Last Meeting
Mar 16, 2026Final
NOP
129
HOME
DAL
111
AWAY
Pelicanswon by18
Pelicans' 2nd straight in this series·Game 95 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Dallas Mavericks lead the complete decided record 59-36. The 10.7-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2002 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.7 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 5
- 5 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
59W
36W
DAL
NOP
62%38%
Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season90 games
58
32
Playoffs5 games
1
4
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
130–84+46
Dec 7, 2019
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
132–106+26
Dec 5, 2018
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DAL ↕ | NOP ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
22-26
DAL
AWAY
10-37
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New Orleans Pelicans: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.7 pts on average
10.7pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DAL↓Trending Down
Last 1050%
All-Time62.1%
NOP↑Trending Up
Last 1050%
All-Time37.9%
Last 10 Results
DAL / NOP
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 72 of 95 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
DAL OT Wins
1
NOP OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
127-123 on Mar 4, 2020 (1OT)
Largest Leads
DAL Biggest Leads
+50pts
Dec 7, 2019
#2:+31 pts·Feb 2, 2023
#3:+31 pts·May 12, 2021
NOP Biggest Leads
+38pts
Dec 1, 2021
#2:+33 pts·Nov 11, 2003
#3:+32 pts·Apr 13, 2011
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
19
Dec 26, 2002
Average per Game
5.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
20
Nov 27, 2016
Average Ties per Game
5.3
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,839
Apr 25, 2008
Lowest
1,514
Feb 12, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,325
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DAL47.2%
NOP45.9%
DAL +1.3 pp
3P%
DAL37.5%
NOP36.8%
DAL +0.7 pp
FT%
DAL80.2%
NOP75.6%
DAL +4.6 pp
TS%
DAL57.2%
NOP54.3%
DAL +2.9 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 1195 | 57 | 21.0 | 40 |
| Jason Terry | 570 | 33 | 17.3 | 35 |
| Luka Doncic | 446 | 15 | 29.7 | 49 |
| Josh Howard | 323 | 23 | 14.0 | 25 |
| J.J. Barea | 244 | 31 | 7.9 | 18 |
| Devin Harris | 237 | 25 | 9.5 | 20 |
| Dwight Powell | 190 | 22 | 8.6 | 16 |
| Harrison Barnes | 182 | 10 | 18.2 | 26 |
| Jason Kidd | 182 | 19 | 9.6 | 27 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 180 | 11 | 16.4 | 30 |
| Monta Ellis | 175 | 8 | 21.9 | 36 |
| Erick Dampier | 137 | 21 | 6.5 | 16 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 129 | 17 | 7.6 | 14 |
| Brandon Bass | 125 | 13 | 9.6 | 19 |
| Jalen Brunson | 124 | 9 | 13.8 | 24 |
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 608 | 22 | 27.6 | 48 |
| Chris Paul | 569 | 24 | 23.7 | 42 |
| David West | 440 | 27 | 16.3 | 31 |
| Jrue Holiday | 341 | 19 | 17.9 | 30 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 222 | 16 | 13.9 | 22 |
| Brandon Ingram | 199 | 9 | 22.1 | 30 |
| Eric Gordon | 161 | 10 | 16.1 | 21 |
| Ryan Anderson | 156 | 10 | 15.6 | 25 |
| Tyson Chandler | 128 | 14 | 9.1 | 21 |
| Jannero Pargo | 126 | 12 | 10.5 | 30 |
| Tyreke Evans | 115 | 9 | 12.8 | 24 |
| Rasual Butler | 114 | 11 | 10.4 | 19 |
| CJ McCollum | 103 | 4 | 25.8 | 38 |
| Julius Randle | 102 | 4 | 25.5 | 30 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 97 | 11 | 8.8 | 17 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
48pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsDAL
Dec 28, 2018
46pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsNOP
Feb 12, 2021
42pts
Chris Paul
NOPvsDAL
Apr 10, 2009
40pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsNOP
Jan 11, 2014
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
75 games with complete quarter lines
DALNOP
How they create points
72 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: NOP +2.4 points72 games
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.0
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.3
Widest fingerprint gap
NOP +2.4 points off turnovers
Questions about this record: Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans
What is the Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 5 games: Dallas Mavericks have 1 wins and New Orleans Pelicans have 4. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Dallas Mavericks lead the complete decided record 59-36. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. 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.