Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks?

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on November 5, 2025.

Saddiq Bey scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Cooper Flagg scored 20 for the Dallas Mavericks.

New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Nov 5, 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

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Away

Dallas Mavericks

Venue: American Airlines Center

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

Game recap

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on the road on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Saddiq Bey had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist for the New Orleans Pelicans. Cooper Flagg had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.

The New Orleans Pelicans led 52-49 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 29-19. Double-digit figures in two categories: P.J. Washington Jr. (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 35, Dallas Mavericks 28. Jose Alvarado had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks?: The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on November 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Saddiq Bey scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Cooper Flagg scored 20 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	29	23	26	23	101
Dallas Mavericks	19	30	28	22	99

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 22 Saddiq Bey
Rebounds: 9 Trey Murphy III
Assists: 5 Trey Murphy III

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 20 Cooper Flagg
Rebounds: 11 P.J. Washington Jr.
Assists: 5 Naji Marshall

P.J. Washington Jr. double-double (15 PTS, 11 REB)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trey Murphy III starter	38:09	11	9	5	2	1	3	3-12	1-6	4-4	2	+1
Herbert Jones starter	35:00	12	5	2	2	1	2	6-10	0-2	0-1	2	+10
Saddiq Bey starter	29:34	22	9	1	0	0	1	9-14	4-6	0-0	0	-1
Jeremiah Fears starter	25:25	13	5	3	1	0	3	5-15	1-6	2-2	3	-10
Kevon Looney starter	14:59	8	6	2	0	1	0	4-8	0-1	0-0	1	-1
Derik Queen bench	25:52	11	7	2	3	0	3	3-8	0-0	5-7	3	-3
Jose Alvarado bench	22:35	13	8	2	0	0	1	4-8	3-5	2-2	1	+12
Jordan Hawkins bench	19:52	9	2	1	2	0	0	4-13	1-4	0-0	1	+0
Micah Peavy bench	18:19	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	+1
Karlo Matkovic bench	10:16	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	+1

Not available: Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole, Zion Williamson, Yves Missi

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	38:04	15	11	1	1	2	4	5-13	1-3	4-7	0	-2
Cooper Flagg starter	35:02	20	9	2	3	2	2	8-19	1-5	3-3	1	+1
Max Christie starter	27:28	12	3	1	1	0	0	5-12	2-6	0-0	1	-3
Daniel Gafford starter	24:44	15	8	0	2	2	2	6-8	0-0	3-3	3	+8
D'Angelo Russell starter	20:42	9	0	3	0	1	2	3-10	2-4	1-1	3	-11
Naji Marshall bench	25:52	7	5	5	1	0	1	2-5	0-2	3-4	3	-10
Klay Thompson bench	21:25	11	4	3	1	0	3	4-7	3-6	0-0	0	+4
Brandon Williams bench	18:43	10	1	3	2	0	1	4-9	1-3	1-2	2	+6
Jaden Hardy bench	10:08	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	+5
Dwight Powell bench	10:07	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	-1
Caleb Martin bench	4:14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-7
Moussa Cisse bench	3:31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
13/16 (81%)	Free throws	15/20 (75%)
29/60 (48%)	2 pointers	27/57 (47%)
10/31 (32%)	3 pointers	10/32 (31%)
39/91 (42%)	Field goals	37/89 (41%)
56	Rebounds	44
42	Defensive rebounds	34
14	Offensive rebounds	10
18	Assists	18
13	Turnovers	15
10	Steals	11
3	Blocks	7
18	Fouls	15
9	Max points in a row	9
39:26	Time spent in lead	5:24
13	Biggest lead	5

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

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 13 Q2 6:06
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 5 Q3 7:19
Longest run: 9-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q1 10:44 to Q1 8:55

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
10:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 3-pt field goal	5	0
9:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	7	0
8:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	8	0
8:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	9	0
8:22	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	9	3
8:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	11	3
6:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	13	3
6:17	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	13	6
6:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	16	6
5:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	18	6
5:06	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	18	7
4:23	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	18	10
3:50	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	18	12
3:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	21	12
2:55	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	21	15
2:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	23	15
2:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	24	15
1:59	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	24	17
1:59	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	24	18
1:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	25	18
1:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	26	18
1:18	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	26	19
0:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal	29	19

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:08	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	29	22
10:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	31	22
10:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	33	22
9:49	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 3-pt field goal	33	25
8:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	34	25
8:05	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	34	27
7:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	36	27
6:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	37	27
6:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	38	27
6:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	40	27
5:53	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	40	29
5:53	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	40	30
5:21	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	40	32
5:21	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	40	33
5:08	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	42	33
4:15	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	42	35
3:51	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	42	37
3:43	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	42	39
3:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	45	39
2:54	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	45	41
2:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	48	41
2:27	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	48	43
1:54	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	48	45
1:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	48	47
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	50	47
0:35	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	50	49
0:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	52	49

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:21	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell Free throw	52	50
10:49	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	54	50
10:28	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	54	52
9:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	57	52
9:13	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	57	55
8:55	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	57	58
8:32	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	57	59
7:51	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	57	61
7:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	59	61
7:19	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	59	64
7:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	62	64
6:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	64	64
6:02	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	64	66
5:08	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	66	66
4:26	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	66	68
4:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	69	68
3:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	71	68
3:23	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	71	70
2:44	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	71	72
2:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	73	72
0:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	75	72
0:47	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	75	74
0:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	78	74
0:15	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	78	77

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
11:41	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	78	79
11:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	80	79
11:07	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	80	80
11:07	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	80	81
10:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	82	81
9:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	84	81
9:09	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	84	82
8:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears Free throw	85	82
8:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears Free throw	86	82
8:34	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	86	84
7:42	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	86	86
7:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	88	86
6:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	90	86
5:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	92	86
5:44	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	92	88
4:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	94	88
3:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	96	88
3:28	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	96	90
2:52	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	96	92
2:52	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	96	93
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	96	94
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	96	95
1:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	98	95
1:00	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	98	96
1:00	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	98	97
0:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	99	97
0:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	100	97
0:32	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	100	99
0:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	101	99

2025-26 season series

After this game: New Orleans Pelicans 1-0. Final series: New Orleans Pelicans 3-1.

Nov 5: New Orleans Pelicans 101 at Dallas Mavericks 99 (this game)
Nov 21: New Orleans Pelicans 115 at Dallas Mavericks 118
Dec 22: Dallas Mavericks 113 at New Orleans Pelicans 119
Mar 16: Dallas Mavericks 111 at New Orleans Pelicans 129

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