Mavericks 128-120 Pelicans (30 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

12-25, 4-14 away

128

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	36	41	32	19	128
NO	21	39	41	19	120

New Orleans Pelicans

18-17, 9-8 home

120

Anthony Davis misses 9-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses finger roll layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses hook shot
Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 20-foot two point shot
Salah Mejri blocks DeMarcus Cousins's layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes tip shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
E'Twaun Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 6-foot two point shot
Darius Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Jameer Nelson makes two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Ian Clark makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Ian Clark misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (Ian Clark assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Anthony Davis 's 3-foot driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 18-foot jumper (Ian Clark assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes finger roll layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 5-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Davis misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 9-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses 2-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes finger roll layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday makes 28-foot three pointer (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Salah Mejri blocks Anthony Davis 's 10-foot layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes 13-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 1-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes 2-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses step back jumpshot
Anthony Davis misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Ian Clark assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes finger roll layup
Ian Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 11-foot hook shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 11-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses layup
Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Maximilian Kleber 's 1-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper
Maximilian Kleber misses alley oop layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses running pullup jump shot
Maximilian Kleber makes dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes tip shot
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper
Salah Mejri makes finger roll layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Jrue Holiday blocks Wesley Matthews's two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Harrison Barnes makes layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
Dwight Powell makes alley oop dunk shot (J.J. Barea assists)
J.J. Barea makes driving layup
Yogi Ferrell makes 6-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Powell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Devin Harris assists)
Dwight Powell makes 16-foot jumper (Yogi Ferrell assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Devin Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Yogi Ferrell misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.J. Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Salah Mejri assists)
Devin Harris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yogi Ferrell assists)
Salah Mejri makes layup (J.J. Barea assists)
Harrison Barnes misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Wesley Matthews makes 7-foot two point shot
Yogi Ferrell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 7-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Devin Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three pointer (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 10-foot two point shot
Maximilian Kleber misses 28-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. makes three pointer
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Salah Mejri makes 3-foot layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Harrison Barnes makes two point shot
Wesley Matthews misses 27-foot three point jumper
J.J. Barea makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 27-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
J.J. Barea misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
Devin Harris misses driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dwight Powell makes alley oop dunk shot (J.J. Barea assists)
DeMarcus Cousins blocks J.J. Barea's two point shot
Yogi Ferrell makes pullup jump shot (J.J. Barea assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
J.J. Barea misses 18-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yogi Ferrell makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Yogi Ferrell misses 9-foot two point shot
Salah Mejri misses layup
Harrison Barnes misses 12-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot layup
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot layup
Harrison Barnes misses 6-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Dennis Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup
J.J. Barea makes 28-foot three pointer
J.J. Barea makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
J.J. Barea misses three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper

MAVERICKS

PELICANS

TIME		DAL	NO
12:00	Maximilian Kleber vs. Anthony Davis (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Wesley Matthews makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	2	0
11:20	Anthony Davis misses 9-foot two point shot	2	0
11:17	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	2	0
11:10	DeMarcus Cousins blocks Maximilian Kleber 's 1-foot two point shot	2	0
11:04	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	2	0
11:02	DeMarcus Cousins bad pass (Wesley Matthews steals)	2	0
10:47	Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot	4	0
10:35	Rajon Rondo misses layup	4	0
10:32	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	4	0
10:27	Dennis Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot	6	0
10:10	Rajon Rondo misses finger roll layup	6	0
10:07	Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound	6	0
10:04	Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper	6	0
10:02	Pelicans defensive team rebound	6	0
9:48	DeMarcus Cousins misses 14-foot jumper	6	0
9:46	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	6	0
9:25	Maximilian Kleber misses alley oop layup	6	0
9:22	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	6	0
9:19	DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover (Dennis Smith Jr. steals)	6	0
9:13	Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	6	0
9:00	Anthony Davis makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	6	2
8:35	Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass	6	2
8:20	Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	2
8:17	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	6	2
8:14	Rajon Rondo personal foul	6	2
8:05	Dirk Nowitzki misses running pullup jump shot	6	2
8:01	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	6	2
7:54	Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	6	4
7:42	Maximilian Kleber traveling	6	4
7:29	Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	4
7:27	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	6	4
7:25	Maximilian Kleber makes dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	8	4
7:16	DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jumper	8	4
7:13	Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound	8	4
7:02	Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper	8	4
6:52	Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound	8	4
6:52	Dennis Smith Jr. makes tip shot	10	4
6:51	Dirk Nowitzki personal foul	10	4
6:51	Pelicans Full timeout	10	4
6:51	Salah Mejri enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	10	4
6:34	DeMarcus Cousins misses hook shot	10	4
6:32	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	10	4
6:29	Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	4
6:24	Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound	10	4
6:19	Dennis Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper	13	4
6:05	DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	4
6:02	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	13	4
5:56	Salah Mejri makes finger roll layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	15	4
5:34	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot two point shot	15	4
5:30	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	15	4
5:28	Salah Mejri blocks DeMarcus Cousins's layup	15	4
5:28	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	15	4
5:23	DeMarcus Cousins makes tip shot	15	6
5:08	Jrue Holiday blocks Wesley Matthews's two point shot	15	6
5:04	Wesley Matthews offensive rebound	15	6
5:04	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	6
5:03	Mavericks offensive team rebound	15	6
5:02	Salah Mejri personal foul	15	6
5:02	Darius Miller enters the game for Rajon Rondo	15	6
5:02	Salah Mejri turnover	15	6
4:47	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	15	6
4:47	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	15	6
4:44	Maximilian Kleber kicked ball violation	15	6
4:42	Maximilian Kleber personal foul	15	6
4:32	E'Twaun Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	6
4:26	Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound	15	6
4:23	Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	18	6
4:10	DeMarcus Cousins makes 6-foot two point shot	18	8
4:00	Anthony Davis shooting foul	18	8
4:00	Salah Mejri makes free throw 1 of 2	19	8
4:00	Salah Mejri misses free throw 2 of 2	19	8
3:57	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	19	8
3:51	Salah Mejri shooting foul	19	8
3:51	DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2	19	8
3:51	Pelicans offensive team rebound	19	8
3:51	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Anthony Davis	19	8
3:51	Ian Clark enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	19	8
3:51	Yogi Ferrell enters the game for Salah Mejri	19	8
3:51	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2	19	9
3:40	Ian Clark personal foul	19	9
3:30	Harrison Barnes makes layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	21	9
3:20	Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul	21	9
3:20	Darius Miller makes free throw 1 of 3	21	10
3:20	Darius Miller makes free throw 2 of 3	21	11
3:20	Darius Miller misses free throw 3 of 3	21	11
3:18	Yogi Ferrell defensive rebound	21	11
3:18	DeMarcus Cousins loose ball foul	21	11
3:02	Dennis Smith Jr. traveling	21	11
2:44	Darius Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	11
2:42	Yogi Ferrell defensive rebound	21	11
2:37	Dennis Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer	24	11
2:14	DeMarcus Cousins makes layup	24	13
2:14	Mavericks Full timeout	24	13
2:14	Dwight Powell enters the game for Dennis Smith Jr.	24	13
2:14	Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Wesley Matthews	24	13
2:14	Devin Harris enters the game for Harrison Barnes	24	13
2:14	J.J. Barea enters the game for Maximilian Kleber	24	13
2:02	Dwight Powell makes alley oop dunk shot (J.J. Barea assists)	26	13
1:39	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot	26	15
1:33	J.J. Barea makes driving layup	28	15
1:33	Dante Cunningham away from play foul	28	15
1:33	Jameer Nelson enters the game for Jrue Holiday	28	15
1:33	Dwight Powell makes free throw 1 of 1	29	15
1:20	Dwight Powell personal foul	29	15
1:20	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2	29	16
1:20	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2	29	17
1:11	J.J. Barea bad pass (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	29	17
1:08	Jameer Nelson makes two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	29	19
1:08	Dwight Powell defensive goaltending violation	29	19
51.0	Yogi Ferrell makes 6-foot two point shot	31	19
41.0	DeMarcus Cousins bad pass (Dwight Powell steals)	31	19
34.0	Devin Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper	34	19
17.0	Ian Clark makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	34	21
3.0	Darius Miller personal foul	34	21
3.0	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	35	21
3.0	Anthony Davis enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	35	21
3.0	Maximilian Kleber enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	35	21
3.0	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	36	21
0.0	Ian Clark misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	21
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	36	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pelicans
99
Mavericks
94

Game 1

4/11

Mavericks
128
Pelicans
120

Game 2

30/12

Pelicans
126
Mavericks
109

Game 3

5/3

Mavericks
105
Pelicans
115

Game 4

21/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 30 December 2017

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,878

Referees:
Tony Brown
Haywoode Workman
John Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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