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Todays Monday, March 16th Matchup Details

Monday | Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Game is on Monday, March 16th 2026
16/03/26 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

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The 3rd-most up-tempo tempo offense in the league over the last 25 games has been the Mavericks.

The Mavericks will likely see an increase in plays today from competing against the 2nd-speediest pace home offense in the league over the last 5 games (the New Orleans Pelicans).

Zion Williamson has scored 25.3 points per game over the last 12 games at home, 3.7 more than he’s scored in all games this year at home.

The 2nd-speediest pace home team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans will likely get a boost in opportunities in this game from competing against the 3rd-fastest pace offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Mavericks).

The Pelicans rank as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 15 games as the home team (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore provide added chances for scoring and assists).

This year when they are on their home court, the opposition’s starting PGs have totaled 2.4 threes per game (9th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Dallas Mavericks, marking this as a good matchup.

Daniel Gafford has scored 15.8 points per game over the last 5 games while playing away from home, 7.0 higher than he’s scored over the course of the season on the road.

As it relates to offense, the Mavericks’s impressive 47.4% field goal rate when playing away from home measures as the 8th-best in the NBA over the last 25 games.

The matchup vs. the Dallas Mavericks is a favorable one for field goal attempts; opposing starting PFs have averaged the most field goal attempts per game in the NBA this year (16.0).

The matchup against Dallas may be a good one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a whopping 6.0 foul shots per game over the last 5 games when the Mavericks are away from home (6th-most in the league).

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged 6.1 3-point attempts per game (5th-highest in the league) vs. the Dallas Mavericks, labeling this as a favorable matchup.

The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans is a positive one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1).

Over the last 10 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have averaged 5.2 three attempts per game (8th-most in the league) against the Dallas Mavericks, labeling this as a positive matchup.

The matchup vs. New Orleans may be a favorable one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a whopping 3.7 foul shots per game over the last 15 games when the New Orleans Pelicans are playing at home (7th-most in the NBA).

Cooper Flagg has totaled 23.9 points per game over the last 15 games, 3.8 higher than he’s totaled over the course of the year.

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The matchup vs. New Orleans is a hard one for three-pointers; when the Pelicans are on their home court, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied the 10th-least three-pointers per game in the league this year (1.5).

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and spark additional opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Dallas Mavericks grade out 7thworst in in the league with a mere 10.3 offensive boards per game this year.

The Pelicans check in as the lowest scoring offense in the league playing at home this year when it comes to threes.

Over the last 15 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have averaged 11.4 points per game (2nd-fewest in the league) vs. the Mavericks, resulting in a challenging matchup for offensive effectiveness.

This year when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.6 foul shots per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Dallas Mavericks, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

The matchup vs. the Mavericks may be a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a lowly 2.9 free throws per game over the last 20 games (least in the NBA).

The matchup against the Mavericks is a tough one for three-point attempts; the other team’s starting SFs have averaged the 3rd-least three attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (3.0).

The matchup against the Mavericks may be a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted just 1.8 free throws per game over the last 10 games (6th-least in the NBA).

This year when they are the visiting team, opposing starting PFs have totaled 3.4 three attempts per game (5th-fewest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, branding this as a challenging matchup.

The matchup vs. the Pelicans is a tough one for field goal attempts; the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the least field goal attempts per game in the league this year (9.1).

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a tough one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting SFs have attempted just 2.1 free throws per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the NBA).

The matchup against New Orleans is a tough one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a mere 1.0 foul shots per game this year when the Pelicans have the home court advantage (least in the league).

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