Washington leads the Mavericks to a 137-136 victory over the Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on Wednesday night.
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.
Mavericks: Naji Marshall returned from an illness but was limited to five points in 15 minutes against his former team. … Luka Doncic missed his 18th consecutive game with a left calf strain. The Mavs are 7-11 in his absence.
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.
Leading 97-93 entering the fourth, the Mavericks made five 3s in the first 4:16 of the period to build a 115-105 advantage.
The Mavericks went 20 of 43 from long distance compared to 15 of 31 for the Pelicans.
Dallas visits Detroit on Friday night, the second stop on a five-game trip. New Orleans hosts Boston.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Gafford vs. Yves Missi (Zion Williamson gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:21 |  | Yves Missi blocks P.J. Washington's two point layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point turnaround hook shot | 2-2 |
| 11:07 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:35 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback layup | 4-4 |
| 10:19 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (inbound) | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:49 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Yves Missi blocks Spencer Dinwiddie's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:53 | | Klay Thompson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 7-11 |
| 8:32 | | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 7-13 |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting finger roll layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 9-13 |
| 7:57 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Yves Missi blocks P.J. Washington's two point running layup | ||
| 7:48 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 12-15 |
| 7:20 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 7:13 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 14-15 |
| 6:48 | | Zion Williamson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 14-18 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-18 |
| 6:17 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Kessler Edwards personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | Yves Missi misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:46 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 16-20 |
| 5:04 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:03 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point putback layup | 18-20 |
| 4:50 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Brandon Boston misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Brandon Boston shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-20 |
| 3:42 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-22 |
| 3:10 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Kessler Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Kessler Edwards makes two point putback dunk | 22-22 |
| 2:54 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 24-22 |
| 2:32 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Grimes steals) | ||
| 2:24 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-22 |
| 1:52 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper shooting foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-23 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 1:42 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 29-24 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 29-27 |
| 1:12 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 29-29 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 31-29 |
| 0:45 | | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-29 |
| 0:32 | | Brandon Boston misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Daniel Theis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:26 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point running jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 35-29 |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-32 |
| 0:00 | | Naji Marshall misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 37-32 |
| 11:22 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point stepback jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 37-35 |
| 10:58 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 37-37 |
| 10:47 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:44 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Brandon Boston draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | Brandon Boston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:28 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Brandon Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-38 |
| 10:17 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 40-38 |
| 10:10 | | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-39 |
| 10:10 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:06 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 42-39 |
| 9:34 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:20 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | Brandon Boston misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Boston steals) | ||
| 8:39 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:36 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Daniel Theis blocks Jaden Hardy's two point running layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Brandon Boston's two point running dunk | ||
| 8:20 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 45-39 |
| 8:00 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Daniel Theis blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (Olivier-Maxence Prosper steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point stepback jump shot | 45-41 |
| 6:11 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists) | 48-41 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 48-43 |
| 5:44 |