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Final
Away
Charlotte Hornets
96
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Dallas Mavericks
103
Venue: American Airlines Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Charlotte Hornets 103-96 at home on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Kyrie Irving had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Williams had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Dallas Mavericks led 50-49 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 23-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Moses Brown (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Mark Williams (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Miles Bridges (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 20, Dallas Mavericks 29. Moses Brown had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks?
- The Dallas Mavericks beat the Charlotte Hornets 103-96 on February 27, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Mark Williams scored 26 for the Charlotte Hornets with 16 rebounds; Kyrie Irving scored 25 for the Dallas Mavericks.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | 24 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 96 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 103 |
Game leaders
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 26 Mark Williams
- Rebounds
- 16 Mark Williams
- Assists
- 7 Nick Smith Jr.
Dallas Mavericks
- Points
- 25 Kyrie Irving
- Rebounds
- 11 Moses Brown
- Assists
- 6 Naji Marshall
Miles Bridges double-double (20 PTS, 12 REB) · Mark Williams double-double (26 PTS, 16 REB) · Moses Brown double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges starter | 39:47 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-24 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3 | -4 |
| Josh Green starter | 35:44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | -7 |
| Nick Smith Jr. starter | 33:16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| KJ Simpson starter | 30:37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
| Mark Williams starter | 30:36 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | -2 |
| Damion Baugh bench | 21:41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
| DaQuan Jeffries bench | 17:12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | +3 |
| Seth Curry bench | 13:56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | +3 |
| Moussa Diabate bench | 12:58 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | -6 |
| Taj Gibson bench | 4:13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, Jusuf Nurkic, Josh Okogie, Tidjane Salaun, Wendell Moore Jr.
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving starter | 38:28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-24 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3 | +21 |
| Max Christie starter | 34:00 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | +10 |
| Naji Marshall starter | 33:04 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-11 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 1 | +8 |
| Moses Brown starter | 30:39 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | +14 |
| Klay Thompson starter | 27:49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | +6 |
| Dante Exum bench | 25:26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 1 | -1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie bench | 23:14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | -4 |
| Dwight Powell bench | 16:08 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -5 |
| Kessler Edwards bench | 4:50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper bench | 3:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jaden Hardy bench | 2:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
Not available: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Caleb Martin, P.J. Washington Jr.
| Charlotte Hornets | Stat | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|---|
| 9/13 (69%) | Free throws | 12/16 (75%) |
| 33/71 (46%) | 2 pointers | 29/61 (47%) |
| 7/27 (25%) | 3 pointers | 11/36 (30%) |
| 40/98 (40%) | Field goals | 40/97 (41%) |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 42 | Defensive rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 11:32 | Time spent in lead | 33:42 |
| 6 | Biggest lead | 11 |
Largest margin: 9 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 6 Q2 10:18
- Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks
- 11 Q1 6:24
- Longest run
- 14-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q1 2:17 to Q2 11:13
Scoring plays
Q1 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:26 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 9:59 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 0 | 4 |
| 9:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 9:00 | Dallas Mavericks | Max Christie 2-pt field goal | 2 | 6 |
| 8:30 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal | 2 | 8 |
| 8:30 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson Free throw | 2 | 9 |
| 8:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 3-pt field goal | 5 | 9 |
| 7:46 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 7 | 9 |
| 7:31 | Dallas Mavericks | Max Christie 3-pt field goal | 7 | 12 |
| 6:45 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 7 | 14 |
| 6:45 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown Free throw | 7 | 15 |
| 6:24 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal | 7 | 18 |
| 6:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Taj Gibson 2-pt field goal | 9 | 18 |
| 5:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green Free throw | 10 | 18 |
| 5:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Taj Gibson 2-pt field goal | 12 | 18 |
| 3:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 14 | 18 |
| 3:35 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 14 | 20 |
| 3:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Damion Baugh 2-pt field goal | 16 | 20 |
| 2:54 | Dallas Mavericks | Kessler Edwards 3-pt field goal | 16 | 23 |
| 2:34 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 16 | 24 |
| 2:34 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 16 | 25 |
| 2:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 18 | 25 |
| 1:48 | Charlotte Hornets | DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal | 20 | 25 |
| 1:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 22 | 25 |
| 0:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 24 | 25 |
Q2 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:31 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal | 27 | 25 |
| 11:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 30 | 25 |
| 10:59 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
| 10:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 3-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 9:57 | Dallas Mavericks | Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
| 9:24 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 34 | 29 |
| 8:42 | Dallas Mavericks | Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal | 34 | 31 |
| 8:17 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 34 | 33 |
| 8:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 36 | 33 |
| 8:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 37 | 33 |
| 7:41 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 37 | 35 |
| 7:20 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 39 | 35 |
| 6:59 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 39 | 37 |
| 6:07 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 39 | 40 |
| 4:59 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 41 | 40 |
| 4:09 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum 3-pt field goal | 41 | 43 |
| 3:24 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum 2-pt field goal | 41 | 45 |
| 2:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 43 | 45 |
| 2:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 45 | 45 |
| 1:38 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal | 45 | 48 |
| 0:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 47 | 48 |
| 0:07 | Dallas Mavericks | Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal | 47 | 50 |
| 0:02 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 49 | 50 |
Q3 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 49 | 53 |
| 11:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 51 | 53 |
| 11:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 52 | 53 |
| 10:58 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 54 | 53 |
| 10:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 56 | 53 |
| 10:13 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown Free throw | 56 | 54 |
| 9:48 | Dallas Mavericks | Max Christie 3-pt field goal | 56 | 57 |
| 9:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 58 | 57 |
| 8:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 60 | 57 |
| 6:43 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 60 | 59 |
| 5:38 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal | 60 | 62 |
| 5:24 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 63 | 62 |
| 5:07 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 63 | 64 |
| 4:47 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 63 | 66 |
| 4:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 65 | 66 |
| 3:42 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum 2-pt field goal | 65 | 68 |
| 3:42 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 65 | 69 |
| 2:32 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 65 | 70 |
| 2:32 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 65 | 71 |
| 1:31 | Charlotte Hornets | DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal | 67 | 71 |
| 0:54 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 67 | 73 |
Q4 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Charlotte Hornets | DaQuan Jeffries Free throw | 68 | 73 |
| 11:42 | Charlotte Hornets | DaQuan Jeffries Free throw | 69 | 73 |
| 11:05 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 71 | 73 |
| 10:51 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 71 | 75 |
| 10:25 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 71 | 78 |
| 10:00 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 71 | 80 |
| 9:46 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 72 | 80 |
| 9:46 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 73 | 80 |
| 9:12 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal | 73 | 82 |
| 8:56 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 75 | 82 |
| 8:37 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw | 75 | 83 |
| 7:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 77 | 83 |
| 7:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 80 | 83 |
| 6:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 83 | 83 |
| 6:19 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal | 83 | 85 |
| 6:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 85 | 85 |
| 5:51 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 85 | 87 |
| 5:25 | Dallas Mavericks | Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal | 85 | 89 |
| 4:55 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 87 | 89 |
| 4:32 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 87 | 91 |
| 4:09 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 87 | 93 |
| 4:09 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 87 | 94 |
| 3:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 89 | 94 |
| 3:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 91 | 94 |
| 1:48 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 91 | 97 |
| 1:21 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 91 | 99 |
| 0:54 | Dallas Mavericks | Moses Brown 2-pt field goal | 91 | 101 |
| 0:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 93 | 101 |
| 0:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 94 | 101 |
| 0:21 | Dallas Mavericks | Naji Marshall Free throw | 94 | 102 |
| 0:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 96 | 102 |
| 0:14 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson Free throw | 96 | 103 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Jan 20: Dallas Mavericks 105 at Charlotte Hornets 110
- Feb 27: Charlotte Hornets 96 at Dallas Mavericks 103 (this game)
Highlights
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