A look at three key numbers related to Wednesday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Dallas and New Orleans (7 p.m., Fox Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM):
7: Years since New Orleans has won a head-to-head season series against Dallas, which the Pelicans can accomplish with a victory tonight. New Orleans defeated Dallas 3-1 in matchups during the 2008-09 regular season, but the rivalry has been a bit one-sided since then. After rebranding to the “Pelicans” nickname in 2013-14, they were 0-4 vs. the Mavericks that season, as well as 1-3 last season. However, this season New Orleans has already registered a 120-105 home triumph vs.