WHAT: Two teams with high preseason expectations trying to right the ship after disastrous starts.
WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. CT
HOW: Fox Sports Southwest or ESPN. Unlike Wednesday’s game against Atlanta, the game will not be blacked out on ESPN in the DFW area.
THE STORY: Both of these teams had big plans before the season. The Mavericks wanted to make a deep run after getting back to the playoffs and the Pelicans wanted to ride a full season of Zion Williamson back to relevancy and a playoff berth.