Mavericks 137-136 Pelicans (29 January 2025) Game Recap

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New Orleans-PJ Washington scored 25 points, making all four of its 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists when Dallas Mavericks exceeded New Orleans Pelican’s 137-136 Wednesday night.

Washington had missed all three of his long -range attempts until he hit three in the first 4:16 of the last period. Daniel Gafford had 22 points, went 9 out of 9 from the field and added 12 rebounds and five blocks.

Klay Thompson had 20 points for Dallas and shoots 6 of 11 from Deep. Washington grabbed 14 rebounds for its 12. Double-double in the season.

Dallas scored 80 points in the second half and shoots 65.9% off the field.

Trey Murphy led New Orleans with 32 points and Zion Williamson had 29 points in 28 minutes.

The pelicans who lost their fourth straight closed to 137-136 on a 3-pointer of CJ McCollum on the buzzer. It gave McCollum most 3s in the franchise history (629) and moved him past JRUE Holiday (628). McCollum ended with 23 points.

Mavs advanced with a 40-30 third quarter using a 19-9 race to take a 97-93 lead into the last period. Quentin Grimes had nine points in the quarter.

Takeaways

Mavericks: Naji Marshall returned from a disease but was limited to five points in 15 minutes against his previous team. … Luka Doncic missed his 18th consecutive match with a left veal. Mavs is 7-11 in his absence.

Pelicans: Rookie Center Yves Missi, selected the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January, was added to West’s Rising Stars team. He had four blocks but became scoreless. … Brandon Ingram, sidelines for the last 24 games with a sprained left ankle, continues to increase his conditioning work in first name warming.

Keying moment

Leading 97-93 entered the fourth, Mavericks made five 3s in the first 4:16 of the period to build a 115-105 advantage.

Key State

Mavericks went 20 of 43 from a long distance compared to 15 out of 31 for the Pelicans.

Up next

Dallas visits Detroit on Friday night, the second stop on a five-game trip. New Orleans hosts Boston.

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