New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks

· NBA Cup - Group Play

New Orleans Pelicans

4-11, 1-6 Away

Final
91 - 132

Dallas Mavericks

8-7, 6-3 Home

Luka Doncic returns from injury to score 26 points as Mavericks top the Pelicans 132-91

Doncic, who missed his first game of the season in Dallas' win at Oklahoma City on Sunday due to a knee injury, shot 10 of 16 overall and 3 for 8 from 3-point distance. 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 hamstring issues, 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 consecutive game and is out indefinitely.

The Mavericks won their third straight, finishing 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 a game-high 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 court last year wasn’t used for either home group-play games for what the team called manufacturing 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, pulling up from 29 feet.

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

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

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	91 - 132
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	91 - 132
4th 10.1	shot clock turnover	91 - 132
4th 34.1	Jaylen Nowell out of bounds bad pass turnover	91 - 132
4th 54.1	Dwight Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	91 - 132

Statistics

NO		DAL
31-78	FG	49-94
39.7	Field Goal %	52.1
11-32	3PT	14-31
34.4	Three Point %	45.2
18-21	FT	20-25
85.7	Free Throw %	80.0
37	Rebounds	48
7	Offensive Rebounds	14
30	Defensive Rebounds	34
19	Assists	26
9	Steals	12
4	Blocks	7
21	Turnovers	11
0	Team Turnovers	1
21	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
28	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
10	Fast Break Points	35
34	Points in Paint	66
22	Fouls	15
0	Largest Lead	41

Dallas Mavericks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Kyrie Irving, PG	Out	Jul 3

New Orleans Pelicans Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Zion Williamson, PF	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Dejounte Murray, SG	Out	Jul 3
Trey Murphy III, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Yves Missi, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Karlo Matkovic, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 3