The Pelicans travel to the American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the third time this season and, more importantly, extend their season-best winning streak to eight games.
The last time the Pelicans and Mavericks got together was December 29 and the Mavericks dealt New Orleans one of their more disappointing defeats of the 2017-18 season. Some notable highlights, or lowlights depending on your perspective, from the game: Dallas scored an eye-popping 77 points in the first half and a franchise record 22 three pointers; Dennis Smith Jr. recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists; and Dallas got 60 points off the bench thanks in large part to Dwight Powell, Devin Harris and J.