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UTAH· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 8
- MIN
- 23.2
- PTS
- 9.1
- REB
- 6.6
- AST
- 2.0
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 1.9
- 3PM
- 0.1
- FG%
- 67.4
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | @SA | L 111-112 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Nov 2 | vs SAC | L 100-115 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-10 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Oct 30 | vs HOU | W 116-111 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 2 | +10 |
| Oct 28 | vs OKC | W 120-96 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | +14 |
| Oct 26 | @MIA | W 113-109 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| Oct 24 | vs SA | L 106-122 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 3 | 2 | -12 |
| Oct 23 | @IND | W 121-105 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Oct 21 | @HOU | L 110-128 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| 2025-26 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 5 | vs LAL | W 134-128 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | +19 |
| Apr 3 | vs ORL | L 127-138 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| Mar 31 | @MIL | L 99-123 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | -15 |
| Mar 30 | vs MIN | L 94-124 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9-11 | 0 | 1 | -23 |
| Mar 23 | vs GS | L 131-137 OT | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Mar 21 | vs LAC | L 131-138 OT | 25 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs ATL | L 120-135 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9-10 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Mar 12 | @MEM | W 120-112 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| Mar 10 | @ATL | L 112-124 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 0 | -22 |
| Mar 8 | @TOR | L 92-122 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10-10 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Mar 5 | @ORL | L 114-115 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Mar 3 | @CHA | L 90-117 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 2 | 1 | -19 |
| Mar 1 | vs OKC | L 87-100 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1 | 0 | -9 |
| Feb 27 | vs MEM | L 105-124 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 2 | -20 |
| Feb 24 | @BKN | W 123-114 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Feb 22 | @IND | W 134-130 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1 | 0 | +10 |
| Feb 20 | @MIN | L 111-122 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2 | 2 | -6 |
| Feb 12 | @LAL | L 104-124 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Feb 10 | @PHX | L 111-120 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | -16 |
| Feb 7 | @SA | L 125-138 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs SA | L 123-135 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3 | 4 | +2 |
| Feb 3 | vs BOS | L 100-110 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | -11 |
| Jan 31 | @HOU | L 107-111 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Jan 29 | vs CHA | L 121-123 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Jan 28 | vs MIN | L 105-118 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| Jan 24 | vs LAL | L 110-116 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Jan 14 | vs DEN | L 109-118 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Jan 10 | @CHI | L 107-125 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Jan 8 | @UTAH | L 114-116 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | @SAC | W 100-98 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1 | 1 | +11 |
| Jan 3 | vs HOU | W 110-104 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Jan 1 | vs PHI | L 108-123 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Dec 29 | @POR | L 122-125 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Dec 27 | @SAC | L 107-113 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Dec 25 | @GS | L 116-126 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Dec 23 | vs DEN | W 131-130 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | @NO | L 113-119 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | +1 |
| Dec 20 | @PHI | L 114-121 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
| Dec 18 | vs DET | W 116-114 OT | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| Dec 15 | @UTAH | L 133-140 OT | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | -8 |
| Dec 3 | vs MIA | W 118-108 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | +8 |
| Nov 28 | @LAL | L 119-129 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Nov 24 | @MIA | L 102-106 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1 | 2 | +20 |
| Nov 22 | vs MEM | L 96-102 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 2 | -13 |
| Nov 21 | vs NO | W 118-115 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | -6 |
| Nov 19 | vs NY | L 111-113 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | -11 |
| Nov 16 | vs POR | W 138-133 OT | 31 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-8 | 1 | 3 | +11 |
| Nov 14 | vs LAC | L 127-133 OT | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Nov 12 | vs PHX | L 114-123 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs MIL | L 114-116 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| Nov 8 | @WSH | W 111-105 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Nov 7 | @MEM | L 104-118 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -26 |
| Nov 5 | vs NO | L 99-101 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 2 | 2 | +8 |
| Nov 3 | @HOU | L 102-110 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Nov 1 | @DET | L 110-122 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 2024-25 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 13 | @MEM | L 97-132 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-10 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Apr 12 | vs TOR | W 124-102 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Apr 9 | vs LAL | L 97-112 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 2 | +7 |
| Apr 5 | @LAC | L 91-114 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Apr 3 | vs ATL | W 120-118 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Apr 1 | vs BKN | L 109-113 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Feb 11 | vs SAC | L 128-129 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 |
| Feb 8 | vs HOU | W 116-105 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Feb 7 | @BOS | W 127-120 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Feb 5 | @PHI | L 116-118 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 2 | +12 |
| Feb 1 | @DET | L 102-117 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 5 | -2 |
| Jan 30 | @NO | W 137-136 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9-9 | 0 | 4 | +8 |
| Jan 28 | vs WSH | W 130-108 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8-13 | 0 | 5 | +25 |
| Jan 25 | vs BOS | L 107-122 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Jan 24 | @OKC | W 121-115 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Jan 23 | vs MIN | L 114-115 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Jan 20 | @CHA | L 105-110 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12-15 | 1 | 7 | -3 |
| Jan 18 | vs OKC | W 106-98 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | +13 |
| Jan 16 | @NO | L 116-119 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12-13 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Jan 15 | vs DEN | L 99-118 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Jan 12 | vs DEN | L 101-112 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Jan 10 | vs POR | W 117-111 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| Jan 7 | @MEM | L 104-119 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| Jan 4 | vs CLE | L 122-134 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Jan 2 | @HOU | L 99-110 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | -27 |
| Dec 31 | @SAC | L 100-110 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1 | 5 | -12 |
| Dec 29 | @POR | L 122-126 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 1 | 5 | -5 |
| Dec 28 | @PHX | W 98-89 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Dec 25 | vs MIN | L 99-105 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Dec 24 | vs POR | W 132-108 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | +10 |
| Dec 22 | vs LAC | W 113-97 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Dec 20 | vs LAC | L 95-118 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Dec 16 | @GS | W 143-133 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | @OKC | L 104-118 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | @TOR | W 125-118 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | +4 |
| Dec 6 | @WSH | W 137-101 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 2 | +24 |
| Dec 4 | vs MEM | W 121-116 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
Latest news
Gafford finished with 20 points (9-10 FG, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, one steal and one block across 26 minutes in Monday's 115-100 loss to the Kings.
Gafford has been a scoring machine lately, averaging 19.0 points over his last two outings. The 20 points marked a season-high for the 28-year-old through seven games, and he's now grabbed seven or more boards in five straight contests. Gafford tied Walter Clayton for the team lead in scoring with Kyrie Irving (rest) out and Cooper Flagg finishing 3-for-19 from the field in 40 minutes of play. Gafford offers a reliable fantasy floor and will continue to work as the primary big with Dereck Lively (foot) and Santi Aldama (knee) both sidelined.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
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ESPN · 4d ago
Gafford amassed 18 points (6-7 FG, 6-9 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 29 minutes during Friday's 116-111 victory over the Rockets.
The 18 points were a season high for Gafford, who continues to operate without much backup in the paint as Dereck Lively (foot) and Santi Aldama (knee) remain sidelined. Gafford has recorded exactly two blocks in six straight games to begin the season, averaging 8.5 points, 7.0 boards, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 0.8 steals in 23.3 minutes while shooting 70.0 percent from the floor.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Gafford produced seven points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt), 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks over 27 minutes during Wednesday's 120-96 victory over the Thunder.
The 11 boards led Dallas on the night, although Gafford didn't see enough offensive opportunities to produce his first double-double of the season. The 28-year-old center hasn't seen a significant increase in his workload to begin the season even with Dereck Lively (foot) and Santi Aldama (knee) still waiting to make their 2026-27 debuts. In 22.4 minutes over five games, Gafford is averaging 6.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals while shooting 65.2 percent from the floor. Wednesday's three-pointer was also the first of his career, and his second-ever attempt from beyond the arc. The other came in 2021-22, when he was playing for the Wizards.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Gafford went to the locker room during the third quarter of Monday's game against the Heat due to an undisclosed injury, but he returned with 8:52 remaining in the period, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.
Gafford looked to take a knee to the body on a Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk, and the big man was spotted going into the locker room right after. However, Gafford was able to return later in the quarter after getting checked out.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 27