To quote Joel Meyers on why the Pelicans lost this game “They outworked ’em, and out hustled ’em.”
Mr. Meyers would be correct. Tonight the Pelicans entered the game with a far superior roster to the Dallas Mavericks. The Pelicans got Tyreke Evans back and were missing only Quincy Pondexter. Meanwhile, the Mavericks were missing their star player Dirk Nowitzki, and their starting Point Guard Deron Williams while Chandler Parsons was on a minutes-watch after coming back from injury. One would expect the Pelicans to take care of a game like this, but tonight they failed to break away and establish themselves as the superior team.