New Orleans Pelicans at Mavericks
(8 p.m., American Airlines Center, Dallas)
TV: Bally Sports Southwest, NBA TV
Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM (Univision 1270 AM, Spanish)
About the Mavericks (40-29): They were hoping for some help late Tuesday night, but got none. The Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the New York Knicks in overtime, which meant that the Mavericks still have a magic number of two to clinch at least the No. 6 playoff seed. The Mavericks need any combination of two wins or two Lakers’ losses to clinch No.