Mavericks vs Pelicans: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks23wins
New Orleans Pelicans20Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Pelicans have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Mavericks lead the series 23-20, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 3 and the Pelicans won 3. The most recent game, on March 16, 2026, ended Pelicans 129-111.
The home team won 28 of the 43 games (65%). These matchups averaged 226.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.4 points; 13 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Mavericks in 2019-20. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 4, 2027 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Jan 4, 2027 | Mavericks @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | DAL 51% |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Mavericks @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Pelicans @ Mavericks | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 26, 2027 | Pelicans @ Mavericks | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Mavericks | NOP 84 – 130 DAL · 2019-12-07 |
| Pelicans | DAL 106 – 132 NOP · 2018-12-05 |
2025-26 DAL 1 – 3 NOP
| 2026-03-16 | DAL 111 – 129 NOP | Final |
| 2025-12-22 | DAL 113 – 119 NOP | Final |
| 2025-11-21 | NOP 115 – 118 DAL | Final |
| 2025-11-05 | NOP 101 – 99 DAL | Final |
2024-25 DAL 3 – 1 NOP
| 2025-02-21 | NOP 103 – 111 DAL | Final |
| 2025-01-29 | DAL 137 – 136 NOP | Final |
| 2025-01-15 | DAL 116 – 119 NOP | Final |
| 2024-11-19 | NOP 91 – 132 DAL | Final |
2023-24 DAL 2 – 2 NOP
| 2024-01-15 | NOP 120 – 125 DAL | Final |
| 2024-01-13 | NOP 118 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2023-11-14 | DAL 110 – 131 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-12 | DAL 136 – 124 NOP | Final |
2022-23 DAL 2 – 2 NOP
| 2023-03-08 | DAL 106 – 113 NOP | Final |
| 2023-02-02 | NOP 106 – 111 DAL | Final |
| 2023-01-07 | NOP 117 – 127 DAL | Final |
| 2022-10-25 | DAL 111 – 113 NOP | Final |
2021-22 DAL 3 – 1 NOP
| 2022-02-17 | DAL 125 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2021-12-03 | NOP 107 – 91 DAL | Final |
| 2021-12-01 | DAL 139 – 107 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-08 | NOP 92 – 108 DAL | Final |
2020-21 DAL 2 – 1 NOP
| 2021-05-12 | NOP 107 – 125 DAL | Final |
| 2021-03-27 | DAL 103 – 112 NOP | Final |
| 2021-02-12 | NOP 130 – 143 DAL | Final |
2019-20 DAL 4 – 0 NOP
| 2020-03-04 | NOP 123 – 127 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2019-12-07 | NOP 84 – 130 DAL | Final |
| 2019-12-03 | DAL 118 – 97 NOP | Final |
| 2019-10-25 | DAL 123 – 116 NOP | Final |
2018-19 DAL 1 – 3 NOP
| 2019-03-18 | NOP 129 – 125 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2018-12-28 | DAL 112 – 114 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-26 | NOP 119 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2018-12-05 | DAL 106 – 132 NOP | Final |
2017-18 DAL 1 – 3 NOP
| 2018-03-20 | DAL 105 – 115 NOP | Final |
| 2018-03-04 | NOP 126 – 109 DAL | Final |
| 2017-12-29 | DAL 128 – 120 NOP | Final |
| 2017-11-03 | NOP 99 – 94 DAL | Final |
2016-17 DAL 2 – 2 NOP
| 2017-03-29 | DAL 118 – 121 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-25 | NOP 83 – 96 DAL | Final |
| 2016-12-26 | DAL 104 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2016-11-27 | NOP 81 – 91 DAL | Final |
2015-16 DAL 2 – 2 NOP
| 2016-01-06 | DAL 100 – 91 NOP | Final |
| 2016-01-02 | NOP 105 – 98 DAL | Final |
| 2015-11-10 | DAL 105 – 120 NOP | Final |
| 2015-11-07 | NOP 98 – 107 DAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.