The Dallas Mavericks narrowly emerged victorious on Wednesday, earning a 137-136 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington led the way for Dallas, while Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III helped the Pelicans keep the game competitive.

Willie Green believes this is the best time to see just how much Trey Murphy III's improved ballhandling can help the Pelicans offense.

The Pelicans fell to the Hornets in blow out fashion on Saturday night, but Zion Williamson was happy to return to action.

NBA insider believes Mavericks could trade first-round pick before deadline Zion Williamson and Klay Thompson each got off to solid starts for their respective teams, as the Pelicans and Mavericks traded buckets early on.

Trey Murphy III has had a breakout season as he has emerged as a key piece of the future for the New Orleans Pelicans.

McCollum entered the record books, hitting a 3-pointer at the final buzzer to break the franchise record for 3-pointers made. It was the 629th 3-pointer since McCollum arrived in New Orleans three years ago. He passed Jrue Holiday, who made 628 in his seven seasons in New Orleans.

The Dallas Mavericks were on the wrong end of a bad call in their last trip to the Big Easy exactly two weeks ago.

CJ McCollum moved to 1st in 3PM in Pelican’s franchise history with a buzzer beater 3 to end the game, passing Jrue Holiday with 629 3 pointers. Top Performers – Dallas Kyrie Irving – 25 points, 9 rebounds,

P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford had double-doubles, four of their Dallas teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Mavericks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on Wednesday night.

The NBA announced today that Pelicans center Yves Missi has been selected to compete in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb.14 at Chase Center in San Francsico as part of NBA All-Star 2025.

Of course, most of the Pelicans roster has dealt with injuries this season, including their star duo of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. While Zion recently returned from a hamstring injury that kept him out for over two months, Ingram remains out of the lineup with an ankle injury.

The Raptors started 0-10 away from home before winning at New Orleans on Nov. 27. Pelicans: Coach Willie Green was ejected for a double technical with 7:22 left in the fourth after he went onto the court to argue a non-call on Williamson’s driving basket.