NEW ORLEANS – Sometimes, the hoop gods are on your side.
And those are times when you have to take advantage, because you know how fickle those basketball deities can be.
The New Orleans Pelicans hauled a four-game losing streak into Sunday’s game with the Mavericks and this came after the Mavericks manhandled the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for their fourth loss in a row.
Catching teams on a bad streak can be a fortunate development. And while you have to play the team, not the circumstances, the Mavericks took care of business again on Sunday night with a 136-124 victory over the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.