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Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Pelicans
Jan 30, 2025, 1:00 AM · National Basketball AssociationWashington leads the Mavericks to a 137-136 victory over the Pelicans
Washington had missed all three of his long-range tries until he hit three in the first 4:16 of the final period. Daniel Gafford had 22 points, going 9 of 9 from the field, and added 12 rebounds and five blocks.
Klay Thompson had 20 points for Dallas, shooting 6 of 11 from deep. Washington grabbed 14 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season.
Dallas scored 80 points in the second half, shooting 65.9% from 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 by CJ McCollum at the buzzer. That gave McCollum the most 3s in franchise history (629), moving him past Jrue Holiday (628). McCollum finished with 23 points.
The Mavs pulled ahead with a 40-30 third quarter, using a 19-9 run to take a 97-93 lead into the final period. Quentin Grimes had nine points in the quarter.
Pelicans: Rookie center Yves Missi, selected the Western Conference rookie of the month for January, was added to the West’s Rising Stars team. He had four blocks but went scoreless. … Brandon Ingram, sidelined for the last 24 games with a sprained left ankle, continues to ramp up his conditioning work in pregame warmups.
Regular Season Series
DAL leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 137 - 136 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 137 - 136 | |
4th 0.0 | CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists) | 137 - 136 | |
4th 1.2 | Pelicans Full timeout | 137 - 133 | |
4th 1.2 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 137 - 133 |
Statistics
DAL | NO | |
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52-96 | FG | 51-96 |
54.2 | Field Goal % | 53.1 |
20-43 | 3PT | 15-31 |
46.5 | Three Point % | 48.4 |
13-17 | FT | 19-22 |
76.5 | Free Throw % | 86.4 |
51 | Rebounds | 36 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
30 | Assists | 31 |
6 | Steals | 13 |
6 | Blocks | 6 |
18 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
56 | Points in Paint | 54 |
17 | Fouls | 15 |
10 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
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Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,656 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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36 | 18 | .667 | - | L1 |
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34 | 20 | .630 | 2 | W2 |
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29 | 26 | .527 | 7.5 | W1 |
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23 | 29 | .442 | 12 | L1 |
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12 | 42 | .222 | 24 | L10 |
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