National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 90, New Orleans 79
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 16, 2006
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #58 Zach Zarba, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance: 16331
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final1234T
Dallas 2614302090
New Orleans 1624182179
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Dallas 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3
New Orleans 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New Orleans Pelicans have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Dallas Mavericks are 0-0 while on the road this season.
  • New Orleans has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Pelicans have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Dallas has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Mavericks have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Chris Paul played 48:00 minutes and scored 30 points. He shot 60.9% from the field and has averaged 0 points over the last five games.
  • Josh Howard played 38:42 minutes and scored 23 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 0 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the New Orleans Pelicans average � points per game and hold opponents to � points per game. The Dallas Mavericks average � points per game and hold opponents to � points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   New Orleans
Josh Howard 23 Scoring Chris Paul 30
Jason Terry 6 Assists Chris Paul 8
Dirk Nowitzki 10 Rebounds Chris Paul 12
Josh Howard 6 Free Throws Made Marc Jackson 3
Devin Harris 1 Steals Rasual Butler 3
Josh Howard 3 Blocks Rasual Butler 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 90 42.5 6-16 10-11 19 50 4 3 10
New Orleans 79 41.0 3-10 8-13 16 39 4 6 7
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.