The Mavericks’ 131-110 loss Tuesday in New Orleans leaves Dallas (8-3) on the brink of elimination in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. At just 1-2 in Western Conference Group B play, with a minus-14 point differential and just one group game remaining, the Mavericks are two games back in the loss column in the group after Tuesday’s NBA slate, with odds almost just as slim of winning the Western Conference wild card selection.
The Denver Nuggets (9-2) beat the Los Angeles Clippers (3-7, 0-2) 111-108 in the late window Tuesday to move to 2-0 and stay in front in Western Conference Group B.