Mavericks 132-91 Pelicans (Nov 19, 2024) Game Summary

DALLAS — – Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored 26 points, Klay Thompson added 19 and Kyrie Irving had 18 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.

Doncic, who missed his first game of the season in Dallas’ win at Oklahoma City on Sunday with a knee injury, shot 10 of 16 overall and 3 for 8 from 3-point range. He hit a pair of step-back 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter, giving Dallas a 111-75 lead.

Trey Murphy III, playing his fourth game this season because of a hamstring problem, scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Pelicans. New Orleans was missing five of its rotation players. Two-time All-Star Zion Williamson missed his sixth straight game and is out indefinitely.

The Mavericks won their third straight and finished with their highest point total of the season and largest margin of victory.

The Pelicans have lost 11 of their last 13 games.

Takeaways

Pelicans: Rookie Yves Missi had nine rebounds, all in the first half.

Mavericks: In the second year of the NBA Cup, the Mavericks used a special tournament court at home for the first time. Their field last year was not used for either home group stage play due to what the team called production issues.

Key moment

The Pelicans cut Dallas’ lead to 81-65 late in the third period before Irving followed a 25-foot 3-pointer with another seconds later and pulled up from 29 feet.

Key state

The Mavericks outscored the Pelicans 66-34 in the paint, their largest margin this season.

Next

The Pelicans will complete a road back-to-back on Wednesday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had their season-opening 15-game winning streak stopped in Boston on Tuesday. The Mavericks begin a three-game road trip Friday in Denver, where they lost to the Nuggets 122-120 on Nov. 10.

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