New Orleans is about $1 million over the cap, but the team has never paid the tax before. Zion Williamson's name continues to be mentioned in speculation about players who could be on the move.

The Dallas Mavericks opened a five-game Eastern Conference road trip with a Wednesday night game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center.

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.

T he Dallas Mavericks started a five-game road trip on Wednesday night, traveling to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans. These teams just played in New Orleans two weeks ago, wit

CHEMISTRY LESSON?Jaden Ivey's leg injury gives Detroit Pistons opportunity to experiment with lineups With 0.9 seconds left, Tim Hardaway Jr. split another trip at the line to seal the win.

The Dallas Mavericks (25-22, 11-12 away) visit New Orleans to play the Pelicans (12-35, 8-16 home) Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Fresh off thumping the lowly Washington Wizards, the Mavs look to carve out another win against a lower-echelon opponent.

If a team is  somewhere in the middle, it better have a clear direction because floundering around play-in territory is the NBA’s version of purgatory.

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The Dallas Mavericks edged out the New Orleans Pelicans with a close 137-136 victory on Wednesday, thanks to strong performances from P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. Despite Trey Murphy III's 32 points for the Pelicans,

Murphy and Alvarado each made a 3-pointer as the Pelicans regained the lead at 101-100. Thompson's 3-pointer put the Mavs back on top, Gafford converted a three-point play, and Washington sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around another trey by Thompson as Dallas expanded the lead to 115-105.