Dallas Mavericks set a turnover trap at Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers chase points in paint

The Dallas Mavericks moved to 24-50 with a 100-93 road result over the Portland Trail Blazers, who slipped to 37-38, at Moda Center.

First quarter

The Dallas Mavericks opened with 32 points in the first quarter while the Trail Blazers scored 22 in the same quarter.

The Mavs built their biggest lead at 17 while the Blazers led for 3:33 in the game.

Second quarter

The Mavs added 24 points in the second quarter and carried a lead into halftime as Portland put up 29 in the quarter.

Dallas generated 33 points off turnovers while committing 17 turnovers, and Portland produced 11 points off turnovers while committing 25 turnovers.

Third quarter

The Mavs scored 23 points in the third quarter while Rip City scored 25 in the third quarter.

Dallas finished with 52 points in the paint on 56 percent paint scoring, and Portland posted 44 paint points on 46 percent paint scoring.

Fourth quarter

Big D scored 21 points in the fourth quarter while the Blazers scored 17 in the fourth quarter.

Dallas closed with 12 steals and 5 blocks while Portland finished with 8 steals and 7 blocks.

Key performers

Cooper Flagg led the Mavs in the previous game with 24 points and 4 steals on 53 percent shooting.

Marvin Bagley III produced 26 points and 9 rebounds in the previous game with 79 percent shooting.

Naji Marshall added 19 points and 5 steals in the previous game while Dwight Powell posted 5 rebounds.

Team numbers

Dallas shot 44 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3 while Portland shot 39 percent from the field and 27 percent from 3.

The Mavs went 21-for-30 at the line for 70 percent and the Blazers went 23-for-33 for 70 percent.

Dallas recorded 24 assists while Portland had 16 assists, and this Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers match summary reflected a gap in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.41 for Dallas and 0.67 for Portland.

Post-game angles

The post-game thoughts Dallas Mavericks centered on 43 bench points compared with 17 for Portland.

The what went wrong for Dallas Mavericks conversation still included 17 turnovers despite an 88.98 defensive rating that held Portland to 93 points.

The Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers scoreline review also included 47 total rebounds for Dallas and 65 total rebounds for Portland.

The next Dallas Mavericks game will be at 8:30 PM EDT on 3/30/2026 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on FDSN and KFAA.

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