Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets Game Player Stats and Box Scores for April 9, 2024

The Dallas Mavericks traveled to Tar Heel country for a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Dallas, which won 124-118 in the first encounter, looked to complete the sweep in the rematch. Luka Doncic was cleared to play so he will be available to spearhead the visitors' attack.

Doncic did not disappoint as he led the Mavs' fiery start to open the game. Dallas was already up 36-18 after the first 12 minutes ended. Daniel Gafford also had a field day versus Charlotte's undersized frontline.

The Hornets finally showed more fight in the second period behind Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges. They weren't particularly efficient but they were aggressive, making their teammates take their cue from them. Still, the Mavericks held a 69-47 advantage when the two teams exited the floor for the break.

The Charlotte Hornets finally put it all together in the third quarter of their showdown against the Dallas Mavericks. Miller and Bridges resumed their superb plays and got superb backing from Davis Bertans, Grant Williams and Tre Mann. Their usually messy defense finally showed some teeth to limit the Mavericks to 28 points in the said frame.

Dallas' 97-83 lead with a quarter left to play still looked daunting. The hosts will have to double their outputs to try and pull off a come-from-behind victory.

Luka Doncic, Daniel Gafford and Kyrie Irving wouldn't let the Hornets off the hook. "Luka Legend" completed a triple-double while Gafford and "Uncle Drew" hit timely shots to ward off Charlotte's handful of attempts to rally. Irving didn't shoot particularly well on Tuesday but filled up the stat sheet and finished with a team-best +24.

The Hornets looked more and more deflated with each missed shot or every time Dallas responded. Eventually, the Charlotte Hornets raised the white flag as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 130-104 win.

Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets game player stats and box scores

Dallas Mavericks game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington	1	7	3	1	0	3	0-7	0-6	1-2	+10
Derrick Jones Jr.	9	3	3	0	1	0	4-8	1-5	0-0	+22
Daniel Gafford	26	7	1	1	2	0	12-12	0-0	2-4	+11
Kyrie Irving	18	8	9	2	3	2	6-15	2-8	4-5	+24
Luka Doncic	39	12	10	0	1	4	13-25	8-17	5-7	+22
Markieff Morris	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Maxi Kleber	10	6	1	0	0	1	4-5	2-3	0-0	+13
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	3	1	0	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2
Tim Hardaway Jr.	15	4	1	1	0	1	6-10	3-7	0-0	+1
Dante Exum	2	4	3	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	+15
A.J. Lawson	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	+2
Brandon Williams	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Jaden Hardy	3	2	2	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	1-2	+4
Alex Fudge	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Powell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Charlotte Hornets game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Grant Williams
Brandon MIller
Miles Bridges
Tre Mann
Vasilije Micic
Leaky Black
Aleksej Pokusevski
JT Thor
Davis Bertans
Marques Bolden
Nick Richards
Bryce McGowens
Nick Smith Jr.

Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Brandon Miller's 3-pointers tonight

Luka Doncic made eight 3s out of 17 attempts from deep, which was almost half of what the Dallas Mavericks had as a team (17). Kyrie Irving went 2-for-8 from the same range.

Brandon Miller had quite a night from behind the arc for the Charlotte Hornets, hitting 4-of-8 attempts. His four made shots were nearly half of what the hosts collectively tallied (10) from deep.