A return to the Smoothie King Center wasn’t enough to get the New Orleans Pelicans back on the winning track. Big games from Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy weren’t enough either.  A night CJ McCollum entered the franchise record books wasn't enough either.
Tonight, the Mavericks travel to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans in a road game and their second-straight against a team with a bottom-five record in the NB
The New Orleans Pelicans return home to face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, looking to break out of a three-game slump. Just two weeks ago, the
The Dallas Mavericks held off the New Orleans Pelicans 136-135 at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night. New Orleans led 63-57 at halftime but was outscored 40-30 in the third quarter, and the Mavericks opened up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter before holding on for the victory.
It was a short-handed Southwestern Division matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans, as Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, and Herb Jones were among the key players out on both sides.
Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans squared off against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The Pelicans won 119-113 on Jan. 15 while Zanos sat at courtside cheering for his team.
The Dallas Mavericks edged out the New Orleans Pelicans with a close 137-136 victory on Wednesday, thanks to strong performances from P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. Despite Trey Murphy III's 32 points for the Pelicans,
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists.
New Orleans will try to end its three-game skid when the New Orleans Pelicans play Dallas. The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.
The 33-year-old guard topped 20 points for the fourth time in the last five games, while extending his streak of games with an least one three-pointer to 18. During that stretch, McCollum is averaging 23.4 points, 3.7 assists, 3.6 threes and 3.5 boards while shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc.
It was just two weeks ago that the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 119-116. But things have changed for both teams as the Mavericks visit the Pelicans again on Wednesday night.