The Dallas Mavericks walked into Barclays Center on February 24, 2026 and walked out with a 123-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets — with Marvin Bagley III leading the charge with 22 points off the bench, Naji Marshall dropping 21 points and 7 assists, and Brandon Williams posting a double-double of 19 points and 10 assists. This was a game that had everything: a blizzard subplot, a 76-point first half, a late Brooklyn push, and a Mavericks squad playing without three key rotation pieces. If you came looking for the complete Dallas Mavericks vs Brooklyn Nets match player stats, you are in the right place.
Table of contents
- Final Score and Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown
- Dallas Mavericks Player Stats
- Brooklyn Nets Player Stats
- Team Stats Comparison
- Advanced Stats Snapshot
- The Context: This Game Almost Didn’t Happen
- What Won Dallas the Game: Paint Dominance and Bench Depth
- Player Spotlight: Marvin Bagley III Was Unstoppable
- Player Spotlight: Brandon Williams — The Quiet Engine
- Player Spotlight: Naji Marshall Runs the Mavericks Show
- Player Spotlight: Michael Porter Jr. Carried Brooklyn Alone
- Player Spotlight: Nic Claxton Orchestrated the Brooklyn Offense
- Noah Clowney Had Himself a Night
- Klay Thompson’s Three-Point Blitz Changed the Game Early
- The Brooklyn Collapse: Where It All Fell Apart
- Standing and Situational Context
- What This Win Means for Dallas
- What This Loss Means for Brooklyn
- Head-to-Head Scoring Runs
- Player Performance Ratings (Game Score)
- Key Takeaways
- Final Thoughts
Final Score and Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown
| Quarter | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 36 | 29 |
| Q2 | 40 | 35 |
| Q3 | 23 | 27 |
| Q4 | 24 | 23 |
| Final | 123 | 114 |
Dallas came out swinging, putting up 76 points in the first half — a season-high — before Brooklyn started clawing back in the third. The Nets trimmed it to two midway through the fourth, but the Mavericks had just enough to hold on.
Dallas Mavericks Player Stats
Starters
| Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | SG | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 53.8% (7-13) | — | 77.8% (7-9) | — |
| Klay Thompson | G | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% (6-12) | 50.0% (5-10) | — | +11 |
| Daniel Gafford | C | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% (3-5) | — | 100% (3-3) | -5 |
| Max Christie | G | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7% (5-12) | 20.0% (1-5) | 100% (2-2) | +5 |
| P.J. Washington | F | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62.5% (5-8) | 33.3% (1-3) | 100% (2-2) | +1 |
Bench
| Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley III | F | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.9% (10-13) | — | 50.0% (2-4) | +5 |
| Brandon Williams | G | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 81.8% (9-11) | 50.0% (1-2) | — | +11 |
| Caleb Martin | F | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% (1-4) | — | 50.0% (1-2) | +1 |
| Khris Middleton | F | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% (2-4) | — | 100% (2-2) | — |
| Tyus Jones | G | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | -5 |
Note: Cooper Flagg (sprained left foot), Kyrie Irving, and Dereck Lively II were all inactive for Dallas.
Brooklyn Nets Player Stats
Starters
| Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Traore | G | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 36.4% (4-11) | — | — | +2 |
| Terance Mann | G-F | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% (6-9) | 66.7% (2-3) | 75.0% (3-4) | -13 |
| Noah Clowney | F | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% (6-9) | 80.0% (4-5) | 60.0% (6-10) | +3 |
| Ochai Agbaji | G | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.0% (3-5) | 75.0% (3-4) | — | -7 |
| Nic Claxton | C | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% (7-10) | — | 66.7% (2-3) | +6 |
Bench
| Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | F | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.3% (9-16) | 33.3% (2-6) | 100% (6-6) | -4 |
| Day’Ron Sharpe | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.9% (3-7) | — | 50.0% (1-2) | -15 |
| Egor Demin | G | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% (1-7) | 16.7% (1-6) | — | +3 |
Team Stats Comparison
| Stat | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 123 | 114 |
| Field Goal % | 58.5% (48-82) | 51.2% (41-80) |
| 3-Point % | 34.8% (8-23) | 40.6% (13-32) |
| Free Throw % | 79.2% (19-24) | 70.4% (19-27) |
| Total Rebounds | 48 | 39 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 5 |
| Assists | 26 | 29 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
| Steals | 5 | 11 |
| Blocks | 4 | 2 |
| Points in Paint | 66 | 50 |
| Bench Points | 61 | 39 |
| Second Chance Points | 13 | 6 |
| Fast Break Points | 4 | 12 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 18 | 24 |
| Biggest Lead | +15 | +4 |
| True Shooting % | 66.4% | 62.0% |
| Effective FG % | 63.4% | 59.4% |
| Offensive Rating | 124.8 | 116.5 |
| Defensive Rating | 116.5 | 124.8 |
Advanced Stats Snapshot
| Stat | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|
| Possessions | 98.6 | 97.9 |
| Off. Points Per Possession | 1.25 | 1.16 |
| Def. Points Per Possession | 1.16 | 1.26 |
| FG at Rim (Made/Att) | 21-29 (72.4%) | 18-26 (69.2%) |
| Midrange FG % | 57.1% (8-14) | 42.9% (3-7) |
| Assists to Turnover Ratio | 1.73 | 2.64 |
| Efficiency Score | 148 | 120 |
| Game Score (Team) | 103.4 | 94.9 |
The Context: This Game Almost Didn’t Happen
Before a single ball was bounced, this matchup was already strange.
Both clubs played road games on Sunday and neither was able to fly into the New York area because of a blizzard. The Mavericks stayed in Indiana and the Nets remained in Atlanta. Both flew Tuesday and arrived in the early afternoon.
That’s right. Two NBA teams showing up to tip off having landed in New York hours earlier. Jason Kidd recalled flying from somewhere, sitting on a plane, being stuck, and then playing that same night — with his team competitive for a quarter before the fatigue hit. He downplayed it pregame, said the team was in good spirits and had a solid practice the day before.
It did not matter much for Dallas.
The change in schedule didn’t affect the Mavericks, who scored a season-high 76 points in the first half and won their second straight after a 10-game skid.
That 10-game losing streak context is important. This team had been in free-fall. Beating the Pacers on Sunday and then following it up in Brooklyn — playing without Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving, and Dereck Lively — says something about where this group’s head was at.
What Won Dallas the Game: Paint Dominance and Bench Depth
Let’s talk about where this game was actually decided.
The Glass
Dallas won the rebounding battle 48 to 39. That’s a 20-rebound swing in offensive glass — Dallas grabbed 10 offensive boards to Brooklyn’s 5. Those extra possessions turned directly into 13 second-chance points compared to Brooklyn’s 6.
Brooklyn lost 44-28 on the glass and were minus-16 in the paint. Nets coach Jordi Fernandez addressed it postgame: “I think their average is around seven each, so we were missing about 10 rebounds. Sometimes there are games where they get 10. We missed those tonight.”
The Bench Explosion
Dallas bench players put up 61 points. Brooklyn’s bench produced 39. That 22-point swing off the bench is where this game was genuinely won and lost.
Marvin Bagley III came off the bench and went 10-for-13 from the floor. Brandon Williams went 9-for-11 while dishing out 10 assists. These two players combined for 41 points and a double-double, playing with the kind of efficiency that starters dream about.
Points in the Paint
Dallas scored 66 points in the paint. Brooklyn scored 50. The Mavericks were 72.4% at the rim on the night and converted 57.1% of their midrange attempts. There was no weak spot in Dallas’s scoring profile from inside the arc.
Player Spotlight: Marvin Bagley III Was Unstoppable
You do not go 10-for-13 from the floor in 20 minutes and not get a section of your own.
Bagley scored 22 points in what felt like no time at all. He was surgical — all 22 came in the paint, going 10-for-13 on two-point attempts with a 76.9% conversion rate. He added 5 rebounds, grabbed a second-chance bucket, and posted a +5 on the night.
As the Mavs navigate the rest of this season with an eye firmly on the future, the idea of locking down Bagley is looking better and better. He’s on an expiring contract, so if Dallas likes what they see, it’s never too soon to add a little stability to a roster in flux.
Twenty-two points in 20 minutes. That’s the kind of efficiency you just cannot teach.
Player Spotlight: Brandon Williams — The Quiet Engine
Since the end of last season, when Brandon Williams was getting minutes on an injury-ravaged Mavericks team that was limping across the finish line, Dallas has cycled several potential replacements — none of whom have stuck quite like Williams has.
Against Brooklyn, Williams was the connective tissue the whole operation needed. He shot 81.8% from the field (9-for-11), dished out 10 assists, and blocked two shots. He finished a +11. That assists-to-shot-attempt ratio tells you everything about how he plays the game — he makes decisions first and looks for his own shot second.
He went 9-of-11 from the field with a double-double. For reference, that shooting efficiency from a point guard role is rare. He posted a true shooting percentage of 86.4%, which sits in the elite tier for any player in any single game.
Player Spotlight: Naji Marshall Runs the Mavericks Show
Marshall recorded 21 points (7-13 FG, 7-9 FT), five rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 36 minutes during Tuesday’s 123-114 victory over the Nets.
With Flagg, Irving, and Lively all out, Marshall was asked to be the primary playmaker and answered the call. Seven assists, seven free throw attempts, 36 minutes. He was the connective tissue between the Bagley explosions at the rim and the Williams-led second unit.
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Player Spotlight: Michael Porter Jr. Carried Brooklyn Alone
MPJ had the best individual night on either team. He scored 26 points on 56.3% shooting — going 6-of-6 from the free-throw line — added 3 assists, and posted a true shooting percentage of 69.7%. The problem was that Dallas’s defense largely held everyone else in check, and Brooklyn’s bench couldn’t match Dallas’s production.
He kept Brooklyn in the game through the third quarter and into the fourth. Without his 26, this probably gets ugly by halftime.
Player Spotlight: Nic Claxton Orchestrated the Brooklyn Offense
Claxton’s stat line — 16 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals — on 70% shooting is about as close to a perfect center game as you’ll see from someone whose team lost.
Claxton scored 16 points with nine assists, which tied the fourth-most assists in a game in his career. It was his 10th career game with at least seven dimes, nine of which have come this season.
He ran the Brooklyn offense with precision. His assist-to-turnover ratio on the night was 9.0. He connected with Porter Jr. for multiple scores and kept Brooklyn’s offense fluid even when everything else was trending the wrong direction. You can cross-check his full career game log and assist history over at Basketball Reference.
Noah Clowney Had Himself a Night
The Brooklyn forward went 22 points on 66.7% shooting, draining 4-of-5 three-pointers for a blistering 80.0% from deep. He was the most efficient scorer on Brooklyn’s side by quite a margin.
The issue is that when your second-best performer shoots 80% from three and your team still loses by nine, the structural problems on your roster get exposed rather clearly.
Klay Thompson’s Three-Point Blitz Changed the Game Early
Klay Thompson made three triples less than three minutes into the second to give his team a double-digit lead.
That early second-quarter run is what broke the game open. Thompson finished with 17 points on 5-of-10 from three-point range — his 50.0% clip from deep on the night was a strong showing from a player who has found consistent minutes in Dallas this season.
On Tuesday, the team attempted only 23 three-pointers — a far cry from the league average of 37 per game — and made a respectable eight, good for 35% on the night. Five of those eight came courtesy of Klay Thompson.
The Brooklyn Collapse: Where It All Fell Apart
Turnovers
Brooklyn committed 11 turnovers while creating 11 steals, which sounds balanced — but Dallas only turned it over 16 times while outscoring Brooklyn in points off turnovers 18-24. The Nets had the steal numbers but could not convert them into the kind of points margin that changes games.
The Rookie Wall
The rookies combined for just 20 points while shooting 7-24 from the field and with seven turnovers.
Nolan Traore and Egor Demin went a combined 5-for-18 from the field. Traore had 6 assists but also 3 turnovers. Demin went 1-for-7 from three-point range. These are growing pains you expect from young players — but they cannot absorb this much of the load when you’re trying to close out games.
Terance Mann spoke to this after the game: “I think definitely difficult their first time seeing these guys. Like me and Mike, especially being on the West Coast, have been playing against those guys for five-plus years. So we know their tendencies. But when you have five new guys out there, first time seeing them and don’t really know too much about their game, it probably takes a half or a quarter or two.”
Fourth-Quarter Push That Came Up Short
Brooklyn actually made it interesting late. Mann’s back-to-back threes trimmed it to two with 7:42 left in the fourth. But Dallas steadied, pushed the lead back to double digits, and Max Christie’s dunk in the closing minutes effectively ended the game.
Standing and Situational Context
| Metric | Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|
| Record at Game Time | 21-36 | 15-42 |
| Winning Streak / Losing Streak | Win 2 straight | Lost 5 straight |
| Key Injuries | Flagg, Irving, Lively | Clean bill of health |
| Venue | Barclays Center | Home |
| Attendance | 16,510 | — |
| Game Time | 2:13 | — |
Dallas improved to 21-36 on the season. Brooklyn dropped to 15-42 and extended their losing streak to five games. The Nets handed Dallas a win they needed, even if it came in unusual circumstances.
What This Win Means for Dallas
This Mavericks team is in transition. Kyrie Irving remains out. Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, is still recovering from a sprained left foot. Dallas is not competing for a playoff spot in the traditional sense right now — they’re building.
What a win like this does is buy goodwill. It shows that players like Bagley, Williams, and Marshall can hold things together in the absence of the star names. When Flagg and Irving eventually return to full health, they’re returning to a group that has some chemistry.
The bench putting up 61 points is not a fluke. That’s a unit that knows where to find each other.
What This Loss Means for Brooklyn
Five straight losses and 15-42 on the season tells the full story. Brooklyn is in full rebuild mode.
Their rookies are learning on the job — Traore’s 3 steals showed defensive instinct, and Demin’s 5 rebounds from the guard position showed good awareness. But going 7-for-24 from the field combined between the two of them is too big a drag on any offense.
The good news for Brooklyn is that Nic Claxton looks like a legitimate facilitating center. His 9 assists against Dallas were not a one-off. He has had 10 games this season with at least 7 assists. That’s a real skill set at the center position.
Porter Jr.’s 26 points off the bench showed he can be a reliable second-unit scorer when given the opportunity. The pieces exist. The development curve is just long.
Head-to-Head Scoring Runs
| Run | Score Margin | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DAL biggest lead | +15 | Mid-game |
| BKN biggest lead | +4 | Early Q1 |
| Closest margin Q4 | 2 points | ~7:42 left |
| Final DAL run to close | Back to double digits | Final minute |
Player Performance Ratings (Game Score)
| Player | Team | Game Score |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | BKN | 18.7 |
| Noah Clowney | BKN | 18.5 |
| Brandon Williams | DAL | 18.4 |
| Nic Claxton | BKN | 20.5 |
| Marvin Bagley III | DAL | 16.5 |
| Klay Thompson | DAL | 12.4 |
| Naji Marshall | DAL | — |
| Terance Mann | BKN | 15.1 |
Claxton led all players in game score at 20.5, but it wasn’t enough on the Brooklyn side. Williams and Clowney were right behind in elite territory for a single-game performance.
Key Takeaways
Dallas Mavericks:
- Bench production was extraordinary — 61 points off the pine in a road game without three rotation starters
- Marvin Bagley III’s 76.9% field goal mark in 20 minutes was the efficiency story of the night
- Brandon Williams is cementing his place as a real piece, not just a placeholder
- The paint dominance (66 PIP, 72.4% at the rim) showed a clear and repeatable game plan
- Three-point volume was low (23 attempts) — a long-term concern even with the win
Brooklyn Nets:
- Michael Porter Jr. at 26 points off the bench showed what he can do when given room
- Nic Claxton is developing into one of the better facilitating centers in the league
- Rookie struggles (7-24 combined, 7 turnovers) were the biggest difference maker
- Losing on the glass by 20 is unsustainable at any level
- The fifth straight loss drops them to 15-42 with mounting structural questions
Final Thoughts
The Dallas Mavericks vs Brooklyn Nets match player stats from February 24, 2026 tell the story of two franchises at very different stages of a rebuild — but who share more in common than the scoreboard might suggest. Brooklyn has Claxton orchestrating, Porter Jr. scoring, and a pair of rookies who will get better. Dallas has Marshall running the show, Williams playing the smartest basketball of his career, and Bagley giving them something to think about at the center-of-gravity position.
The blizzard made this game bizarre before it even started. The final nine-point margin makes it look comfortable. The reality was somewhere in between — a fourth-quarter Brooklyn run that got close, a Christie dunk that ended it, and a Dallas team that needed this win more than the scoreline suggests.
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