The New Orleans Pelicans suffered a tight home loss against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday with a final score of 137-136. Trey Murphy III led the way for New Orleans with 32 points, as Murphy, Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, and CJ McCollum each scored 23+ in a losing effort.

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.

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.

Daniel Gafford was perfect, scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Mavericks’ down-to-the-wire win over the Pelicans.

With 83 combined points in the fourth quarter alone, the high-scoring affair ended in Dallas' favor after they scored 80 and shot 66% from the field in the second half, much in part due to the efficiency of these two frontcourt players,

The Celtics are currently 17-6 on the road with a point differential of +9, while the Pelicans have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. We’ve got all the info and anal

Pelicans head coach Willie Green believes the offensive performance his team had against the Mavericks will help them against the Celtics.

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Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray has been impressed with Zion Williamson's performance on the defensive end of the floor.

The better he gets on that end, the easier it’ll be for New Orleans to reclaim the defensive identity that’s slipped away during this injury-riddled season. As always, the most important aspect of Williamson’s maturation is consistency and health. The better he is in those two areas, the quicker he can prove his two-way dominance is here to stay.

As they gear up to square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (12-36) on Friday, January 31 at Smoothie King Center, with tip-off at 8:00 PM ET, the Boston Celtics (33-15) have two players currently listed on the injury report.