Who won Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on January 29, 2025.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 for the Dallas Mavericks; Trey Murphy III scored 32 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Pelicans

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 29, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · Dallas Mavericks schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

Final

Away

New Orleans Pelicans

136

Venue: Smoothie King Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on the road on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. P.J. Washington Jr. had 25 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Trey Murphy III had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Dallas Mavericks trailed 63-57 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 40-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: P.J. Washington Jr. (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Daniel Gafford (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: Dallas Mavericks 34, New Orleans Pelicans 25. Kyrie Irving had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on January 29, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kyrie Irving scored 25 for the Dallas Mavericks; Trey Murphy III scored 32 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Dallas Mavericks	35	22	40	40	137
New Orleans Pelicans	32	31	30	43	136

Game leaders

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 25 Kyrie Irving
Rebounds: 14 P.J. Washington Jr.
Assists: 8 P.J. Washington Jr.

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 32 Trey Murphy III
Rebounds: 7 Yves Missi
Assists: 8 CJ McCollum

P.J. Washington Jr. double-double (25 PTS, 14 REB) · Daniel Gafford double-double (22 PTS, 12 REB)

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kyrie Irving starter	39:23	25	9	6	1	0	2	10-21	3-9	2-3	0	+2
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	37:41	25	14	8	0	1	5	10-20	4-7	1-1	1	-3
Daniel Gafford starter	33:57	22	12	3	0	4	2	9-9	0-0	4-4	5	+8
Klay Thompson starter	28:35	20	4	1	0	0	2	7-15	6-11	0-0	2	+7
Spencer Dinwiddie starter	28:23	11	4	7	1	0	2	4-8	1-3	2-3	0	-15
Quentin Grimes bench	20:19	17	1	0	3	0	2	6-8	3-5	2-2	3	+5
Kessler Edwards bench	15:16	2	3	2	0	1	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	+7
Naji Marshall bench	15:03	5	0	2	0	0	1	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	+5
Olivier-Maxence Prosper bench	14:54	4	3	1	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-4	2	-13
Jaden Hardy bench	6:29	6	1	0	0	0	1	2-6	2-4	0-0	1	+2

Not available: Dereck Lively II, Maxi Kleber, Luka Dončić, Dwight Powell, Dante Exum

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trey Murphy III starter	39:11	32	6	4	1	0	0	13-17	5-9	1-1	0	+0
CJ McCollum starter	35:50	23	3	8	1	0	1	9-21	3-7	2-2	2	+11
Dejounte Murray starter	33:02	27	5	6	0	0	3	9-17	3-7	6-6	2	+6
Yves Missi starter	29:16	0	7	1	0	4	0	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	+13
Zion Williamson starter	28:14	29	6	7	2	0	2	11-18	0-1	7-9	1	+7
Brandon Boston Jr. bench	20:55	12	1	0	4	0	0	5-11	1-2	1-2	1	-12
Javonte Green bench	19:50	0	3	1	3	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-9
Daniel Theis bench	18:29	2	5	1	1	2	0	0-3	0-1	2-2	3	-16
Jose Alvarado bench	15:13	11	0	3	1	0	2	4-5	3-4	0-0	3	-5

Not available: Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Jordan Hawkins

Team statistics
Dallas Mavericks	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
13/17 (76%)	Free throws	19/22 (86%)
32/53 (60%)	2 pointers	36/65 (55%)
20/43 (46%)	3 pointers	15/31 (48%)
52/96 (54%)	Field goals	51/96 (53%)
51	Rebounds	36
35	Defensive rebounds	26
16	Offensive rebounds	10
30	Assists	31
18	Turnovers	8
6	Steals	13
6	Blocks	6
17	Fouls	15
9	Max points in a row	8
28:00	Time spent in lead	17:32
10	Biggest lead	8

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New Orleans Pelicans ahead)

Largest margin: 8 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 17
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 10 Q4 7:44
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 8 Q3 11:26
Longest run: 9-0 Dallas Mavericks · Q3 11:10 to Q3 9:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:37	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:15	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:58	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	4	4
10:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	4	6
10:02	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	7	6
9:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	7	9
8:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	7	11
8:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	7	13
8:11	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	9	13
7:46	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	12	13
7:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	12	15
7:02	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	14	15
6:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	14	18
6:18	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	16	18
5:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	16	20
5:01	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	20
3:42	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes Free throw	19	20
3:42	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes Free throw	20	20
3:25	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	20	22
3:02	Dallas Mavericks	Kessler Edwards 2-pt field goal	22	22
2:48	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2-pt field goal	24	22
2:13	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	26	22
1:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Daniel Theis Free throw	26	23
1:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Daniel Theis Free throw	26	24
1:42	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	29	24
1:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	29	27
0:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	29	29
0:46	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	31	29
0:46	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	32	29
0:25	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	35	29
0:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	35	32

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:39	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	37	32
11:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	37	35
10:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	37	37
10:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	37	38
10:17	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	40	38
10:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	40	39
9:43	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	42	39
8:13	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 3-pt field goal	45	39
6:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	45	41
6:11	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 3-pt field goal	48	41
5:56	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	48	43
5:22	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	48	44
5:22	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	48	45
5:02	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	50	45
5:02	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	51	45
4:49	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	51	47
4:29	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	54	47
3:44	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	54	50
3:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 3-pt field goal	54	53
2:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	54	55
2:33	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	55	55
2:33	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	56	55
2:17	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	56	57
1:13	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper Free throw	57	57
1:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	57	59
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	57	61
0:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	57	63

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	57	65
11:10	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	59	65
10:36	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	62	65
10:16	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	64	65
9:52	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	66	65
9:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	66	67
9:13	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	69	67
8:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	69	69
8:31	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	72	69
8:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	72	70
8:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	72	71
8:04	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	74	71
7:49	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	74	73
7:33	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	76	73
7:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	76	74
7:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	76	75
6:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	76	78
6:32	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	76	80
5:44	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	78	80
5:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	78	82
5:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	78	84
4:28	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper Free throw	79	84
4:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	79	86
3:59	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	81	86
3:30	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	84	86
3:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	84	89
2:49	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	86	89
2:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	86	91
2:27	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	88	91
1:58	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	90	91
1:32	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	92	91
0:46	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	94	91
0:46	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	95	91
0:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	95	93
0:09	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	97	93

Q4 · 41 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:32	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	100	93
11:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	100	96
10:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	100	98
10:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	100	101
9:50	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	103	101
9:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	103	103
9:14	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	105	103
9:14	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	106	103
9:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	106	105
8:53	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	109	105
8:20	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	112	105
7:44	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	115	105
7:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	115	107
6:32	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	117	107
6:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	117	109
5:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	117	111
5:18	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	119	111
5:18	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	120	111
5:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	120	112
5:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	120	113
4:37	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	122	113
4:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	122	114
4:10	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	122	117
3:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	122	118
3:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	122	119
3:16	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	125	119
2:50	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	128	119
2:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	128	121
1:54	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	131	121
1:41	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	131	123
1:19	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	133	123
1:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	133	124
1:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	133	125
0:57	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	135	125
0:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	135	128
0:47	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	136	128
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	136	129
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	136	130
0:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	136	133
0:12	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	137	133
0:01	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	137	136

2024-25 season series

After this game: Dallas Mavericks 2-1. Final series: Dallas Mavericks 3-1.

Nov 19: New Orleans Pelicans 91 at Dallas Mavericks 132
Jan 15: Dallas Mavericks 116 at New Orleans Pelicans 119
Jan 29: Dallas Mavericks 137 at New Orleans Pelicans 136 (this game)
Feb 21: New Orleans Pelicans 103 at Dallas Mavericks 111

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