Luka Doncic returned to the lineup with a game-high 26 factors, Klay Thompson added 19, and Kyrie Irving chipped in 18 because the Dallas Mavericks cruised previous the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup recreation on Tuesday evening.
Doncic, who missed his first recreation of the season in Dallas’ victory at Oklahoma City on Sunday because of a knee damage, shot 10-of-16 from the sector and 3-of-8 from past the arc. He drilled two step-back 3-pointers halfway by the fourth quarter, extending Dallas’ result in 111-75.
Trey Murphy III, taking part in in simply his fourth recreation this season because of hamstring points, scored a season-high 19 factors to steer the Pelicans.
New Orleans, lacking 5 rotation gamers, was additionally with out two-time All-Star Zion Williamson, who sat out his sixth consecutive recreation and is out indefinitely.
The Mavericks gained their third straight, ending with their highest level whole of the season and largest margin of victory.
The Pelicans have misplaced 11 of their final 13 video games.
Pelicans: Rookie Yves Missi had a game-high 9 rebounds, all within the first half.
Mavericks: In the second yr of the NBA Cup, the Mavericks used a particular event courtroom at residence for the primary time. Their courtroom final yr wasn’t used for both residence group-play recreation due to what the staff known as “manufacturing issues.”
The Pelicans reduce Dallas’ result in 81-65 late within the third interval earlier than Irving adopted a 25-foot 3-pointer with one other seconds later, pulling up from 29 toes.
The Mavericks outscored the Pelicans 66-34 within the paint, their largest margin this season.
The Pelicans will full a street back-to-back on Wednesday, visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had their season-opening 15-game profitable streak stopped in Boston on Tuesday. The Mavericks start a three-game journey on Friday at Denver, the place they misplaced to the Nuggets 122-120 on Nov. 10.
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