Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on February 21, 2025.

Zion Williamson scored 29 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Kyrie Irving scored 35 for the Dallas Mavericks.

New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Feb 21, 2025 · 8:30 pm EST · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

Final

Away

Dallas Mavericks

111

Venue: American Airlines Center

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

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 at home on Friday, February 21, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Kyrie Irving had 35 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Zion Williamson had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Dallas Mavericks led 56-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 32-22. Double-digit figures in two categories: Naji Marshall (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 28, Dallas Mavericks 34. P.J. Washington Jr. had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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 New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on February 21, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Zion Williamson scored 29 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Kyrie Irving scored 35 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	22	31	29	21	103
Dallas Mavericks	32	24	30	25	111

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 29 Zion Williamson
Rebounds: 10 Yves Missi
Assists: 6 Trey Murphy III

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 35 Kyrie Irving
Rebounds: 10 Naji Marshall
Assists: 7 Spencer Dinwiddie

Naji Marshall double-double (15 PTS, 10 REB)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trey Murphy III starter	36:11	20	6	6	2	0	1	7-19	4-8	2-2	1	-13
CJ McCollum starter	30:18	16	6	5	1	1	2	6-16	2-8	2-4	4	-11
Zion Williamson starter	27:22	29	7	3	2	0	3	11-15	0-0	7-11	3	+0
Yves Missi starter	23:51	6	10	1	0	4	3	3-8	0-0	0-0	5	-3
Kelly Olynyk starter	23:30	4	3	3	0	0	1	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	+11
Jose Alvarado bench	30:28	8	7	4	3	0	1	3-8	1-3	1-1	1	+4
Bruce Brown bench	21:45	6	4	0	0	0	0	2-7	0-1	2-2	2	-20
Jordan Hawkins bench	21:06	5	5	1	0	0	0	1-7	1-3	2-2	0	-11
Karlo Matkovic bench	21:02	9	5	1	0	1	2	3-6	0-2	3-3	4	+1
Antonio Reeves bench	4:27	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: BJ Boston, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kyrie Irving starter	37:14	35	2	4	0	1	1	11-22	5-12	8-8	3	+5
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	36:37	24	7	3	2	1	1	8-17	3-8	5-8	2	+8
Klay Thompson starter	25:17	12	3	3	2	0	1	4-11	4-7	0-0	2	-8
Dante Exum starter	20:41	4	2	4	1	1	2	1-7	1-4	1-2	0	-8
Kessler Edwards starter	12:28	2	4	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	-6
Max Christie bench	31:49	16	4	2	1	0	2	6-7	2-3	2-2	2	+24
Spencer Dinwiddie bench	24:54	0	4	7	0	0	2	0-7	0-5	0-0	1	+17
Naji Marshall bench	24:14	15	10	1	0	0	1	5-8	1-3	4-5	0	+6
Olivier-Maxence Prosper bench	15:15	1	7	1	1	0	0	0-3	0-1	1-2	2	-1
Moses Brown bench	11:31	2	4	2	1	1	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	+3

Not available: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Caleb Martin, Dwight Powell

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
19/25 (76%)	Free throws	21/27 (77%)
30/65 (46%)	2 pointers	21/42 (50%)
8/27 (29%)	3 pointers	16/44 (36%)
38/92 (41%)	Field goals	37/86 (43%)
53	Rebounds	47
39	Defensive rebounds	39
14	Offensive rebounds	8
25	Assists	28
14	Turnovers	13
8	Steals	8
6	Blocks	4
23	Fouls	18
12	Max points in a row	9
6:24	Time spent in lead	35:12
4	Biggest lead	12

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 11
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 4 Q3 7:58
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 12 Q2 11:45
Longest run: 12-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q2 9:55 to Q2 6:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:35	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	3	2
11:12	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	3	5
10:53	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	5	5
10:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	7	5
10:18	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	7	8
9:48	Dallas Mavericks	Dante Exum 3-pt field goal	7	11
8:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	9	11
8:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	11	11
7:42	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	11	14
7:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	14	14
6:51	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	14	15
6:51	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	14	16
6:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	16	16
5:43	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	16	19
5:12	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	16	20
5:12	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	16	21
4:26	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	16	23
3:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	18	23
2:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	20	23
2:09	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	20	25
1:42	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	20	27
0:49	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	20	30
0:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	22	30
0:02	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	22	31
0:02	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	22	32

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:45	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	22	34
10:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins Free throw	23	34
10:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins Free throw	24	34
10:43	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	24	36
10:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	26	36
10:03	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	26	37
9:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	27	37
9:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	28	37
9:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	30	37
8:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	31	37
7:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	33	37
7:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	35	37
6:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	38	37
5:46	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	38	38
5:46	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	38	39
5:32	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	39	39
5:13	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	39	41
5:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	42	41
4:48	Dallas Mavericks	Kessler Edwards 2-pt field goal	42	43
3:53	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	42	46
3:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	44	46
3:12	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	47	46
2:49	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	49	46
2:32	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	49	49
1:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	50	49
1:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	51	49
1:10	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	51	51
0:43	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	51	53
0:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	53	53
0:07	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	53	56

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	54	56
11:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	55	56
11:28	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	55	57
11:28	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	55	58
11:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	56	58
11:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	57	58
11:02	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	57	61
10:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	59	61
10:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	61	61
8:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	63	61
7:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	65	61
7:46	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	65	64
7:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	67	64
7:11	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	68	64
6:53	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	68	67
6:36	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	68	69
6:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown Free throw	69	69
6:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown Free throw	70	69
6:09	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	72	69
5:44	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	72	70
5:44	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	72	71
5:10	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	72	73
4:47	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	72	75
4:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	72	77
3:28	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper Free throw	72	78
3:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	74	78
3:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	75	78
2:54	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	75	80
2:36	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	75	82
2:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	77	82
1:45	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	77	84
1:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	79	84
0:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal	82	84
0:01	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	82	85
0:01	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	82	86

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	84	86
11:02	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	84	89
10:28	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	84	91
10:02	Dallas Mavericks	Moses Brown 2-pt field goal	84	93
9:21	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	84	94
9:06	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	86	94
7:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	87	94
6:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	89	94
6:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	91	94
5:30	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	91	97
5:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	94	97
5:03	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	94	99
5:03	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	94	100
4:38	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	94	102
4:17	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	94	103
3:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	96	103
2:53	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	99	103
2:28	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	99	106
0:57	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal	99	109
0:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	101	109
0:48	Dallas Mavericks	Dante Exum Free throw	101	110
0:29	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	101	111
0:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	102	111
0:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	103	111

2024-25 season series

After this game: Dallas Mavericks 3-1. 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
Feb 21: New Orleans Pelicans 103 at Dallas Mavericks 111 (this game)

Highlights

Dallas Mavericks 111-103 New Orleans Pelicans — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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