NEW ORLEANS – If the Mavericks have aspirations of being in Las Vegas in December, Tuesday night’s rematch with the New Orleans Pelicans is the proverbial must-win game.
They decimated the Pelicans on Sunday 136-124. Every win is important, but the second meeting also is part of the NBA’s in-season tournament schedule.
To review, there are six in-season tournament groups, three in each conference. The Mavericks are in the Western Conference’s Group B with the Pelicans, Houston, Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Mavericks lost at Denver and beat the Clippers at American Airlines Center, leaving them 1-1 in the tournament.