Dallas Mavericks @ New Orleans Hornets
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 5 • NO leads series 4-1
51-31, 17-24 Away
94
51-31, 17-24 Away
56-26, 30-11 Home
99
56-26, 30-11 Home
Dallas Mavericks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 48 | 22 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | 35-82 | 9-26 | 15-19 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 18 | ||
43% | 35% | 79% |
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 45 | 25 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 2-12 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 24 | 10-19 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
99 | 38-78 | 8-14 | 15-20 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 18 | ||
49% | 57% | 75% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Bill Kennedy
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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