
Porzingis, who finished three points shy of his most since coming to Dallas in the blockbuster trade with New York in 2019, set a career high for any half with six 3-pointers before halftime. Chicago made 25 in its 129-116 victory two nights earlier. The Pelicans gave up a franchise-record 25 3-pointers for the second consecutive game, this time while allowing the most points they have this season. 11, was postponed because of COVID-19 issues. His only miss was a wide-open 3 early in the second half.īrandon Ingram scored 30 for the Pelicans in what was supposed to be the second meeting with Dallas this season. Williamson set a New Orleans franchise record by making all 10 of his shots in the first half and finished 14 of 15. The Mavericks matched their season best with a fourth consecutive victory and beat the Pelicans for the fifth straight time.


DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic scored a career-high 46 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 36 and the Dallas Mavericks overcame Zion Williamson’s career-best 36 points in a 143-130 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.ĭoncic, who also had 12 assists and eight rebounds, connected on three of four Dallas 3-pointers in just 93 seconds as the Mavericks made 13 of their first 15 shots in the third quarter.
