Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
32
43
75
2907
3278
30
12
40
84
42
50
33
25
76
33
11
44
5
26
5
6
18
121
4
89
16
18
2122
912
43
911
86
9
1210
22
1232
40
49
10
21
2736
6060
85
32
38
1921
813
42
94
74
79
74
33
107
10
58
40
21
2632
6060
8
1
12
21
9
43
9
8
89
12
2
14
4
4
1
2
27
60
9
6
67
22
12
55
11
6
55
10
2
12
0
9
0
1
36
60
8
3
38
19
8
42
9
7
78
7
3
10
1
5
4
2
26
60
5
2
40
21
13
62
4
4
100
4
3
7
0
8
0
1
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
39
9
19
47
1
5
20
10
12
83
2
14
16
6
0
1
1
3
29
14
double
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
38
7
12
58
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
5
5
7
0
2
1
1
18
-1
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
36
2
7
29
2
5
40
1
2
50
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
3
7
-3
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
35
11
22
50
0
1
0
8
8
100
4
10
14
2
2
1
1
1
30
1
double
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
True
24
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
4
2
6
none
Jordan
Crawford
Jordan Crawford
False
27
5
7
71
3
4
75
2
4
50
1
0
1
4
0
0
1
3
15
10
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
20
6
8
75
3
5
60
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
15
-9
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
17
1
7
14
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
5
-3
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Quinn
Cook
Quinn Cook
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
31
March
2017
Friday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Kings
Sacramento
True
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
31
43
74
3114
2743
27
14
52
91
44
48
17
16
94
30
8
38
4
25
3
5
21
118
4
48
13
27
2628
1011
38
23
23
100
910
24
934
01
65
01
10
2328
6060
69
55
80
1918
1112
58
66
56
85
83
20
103
03
59
20
40
3235
6060
4
1
25
26
10
38
2
2
100
9
2
11
0
6
0
1
23
60
8
3
38
28
11
39
3
3
100
10
4
14
1
5
1
0
28
60
6
5
83
19
11
58
6
5
83
8
2
10
0
5
2
4
32
60
9
5
56
18
12
67
6
6
100
3
0
3
3
9
0
0
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
36
4
8
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
0
1
2
10
-5
none
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
33
6
15
40
2
2
100
5
5
100
3
5
8
3
0
0
1
3
19
0
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
True
33
7
13
54
2
6
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
18
-2
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
31
7
14
50
2
2
100
7
7
100
1
6
7
2
0
1
0
3
23
6
none
Nerlens
Noel
Nerlens Noel
True
22
3
9
33
0
0
0
1
1
100
2
4
6
0
1
1
0
4
7
-2
none
Yogi
Ferrell
Yogi Ferrell
False
23
5
10
50
4
6
67
1
2
50
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
15
0
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
False
19
4
7
57
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
11
0
0
2
0
8
2
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
14
3
5
60
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
-7
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
False
14
3
4
75
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
8
-3
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
6
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
none
Jarrod
Uthoff
Jarrod Uthoff
False
2
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
-5
none
Nicolás
Brussino
Nicolás Brussino
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
A.J.
Hammons
A.J. Hammons
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
31
March
2017
Friday
FedExForum
Memphis
Grizzlies
Memphis
False
While pairing Anthony Davis with fellow frontcourt superstar DeMarcus Cousins at the trade deadline has n't necessarily led to a surplus of wins , Davis ' production has not faltered . In fact , since Cousins joined the team , Davis ' overall production has increased . Even with Cousins ' return to the floor Wednesday after missing two straight games with an ankle sprain , Davis still managed to put up a game - high 30 points on 11 - of - 21 shooting and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes . Now , since the All-Star break when the team traded for Cousins , Davis is averaging 29 points on 52 percent shooting from the field and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game . Before the All-Star break , when Davis had the frontcourt to himself , Davis was averaging 28 points on 50 percent shooting and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game . The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121 - 118 Wednesday at Smoothie King Center . After missing the last two games with an ankle sprain , DeMarcus Cousins returned in a dominant fashion , as the tandem of he and Anthony Davis were nearly unstoppable in the Pelicans ' ( 31 - 43 ) victory Wednesday night . Cousins scored 29 points and grabbed a game - high 16 rebounds while Davis still managed to score a game - high 30 points and grab 13 rebounds of his own . Together , the duo shot 50 percent from the field and an impressive 18 - of - 20 ( 90 percent ) from the free throw line . As a team , New Orleans shot 51 percent from the field and a 40 percent from behind the arc , and they needed every one of those shots to fall as the Mavericks ( 31 - 43 ) simply would n't go away . Five different Dallas players scored in double figures in the losing effort , with Dirk Nowitzki leading the way with 23 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting and seven rebounds in 31 minutes . And overall , it was actually a very impressive offensive performance for the Mavericks , as the team shot 48 percent from the field and a scorching 52 percent from behind the arc . In the end , however , the team was just unable to overcome the 12 - point lead the Pelicans took into halftime of Wednesday 's contest . Up next , the Pelicans will remain home Friday to take on the Kings , while the Mavericks will head to Memphis on Friday to play the Grizzlies .
While pairing Anthony Davis with fellow frontcourt superstar DeMarcus Cousins at the trade deadline hasn't necessarily led to a surplus of wins, Davis' production has not faltered. In fact, since Cousins joined the team, Davis' overall production has increased. Even with Cousins' return to the floor Wednesday after missing two straight games with an ankle sprain, Davis still managed to put up a game - high 30 points on 11 - of - 21 shooting and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes. Now, since the All-Star break when the team traded for Cousins, Davis is averaging 29 points on 52 percent shooting from the field and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game. Before the All-Star break, when Davis had the frontcourt to himself, Davis was averaging 28 points on 50 percent shooting and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game.
While pairing Anthony Davis with fellow frontcourt superstar DeMarcus Cousins at the trade deadline hasn't necessarily led to a surplus of wins, Davis' production has not faltered. In fact, since Cousins joined the team, Davis' overall production has increased. Even with Cousins' return to the floor Wednesday after missing two straight games with an ankle sprain, Davis still managed to put up a game - high 30 points on 11 - of - 21 shooting and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes. Now, since the All-Star break when the team traded for Cousins, Davis is averaging 29 points on 52 percent shooting from the field and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game. Before the All-Star break, when Davis had the frontcourt to himself, Davis was averaging 28 points on 50 percent shooting and 12 rebounds over 36 minutes per game. The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121 - 118 Wednesday at Smoothie King Center. After missing the last two games with an ankle sprain, DeMarcus Cousins returned in a dominant fashion, as the tandem of he and Anthony Davis were nearly unstoppable in the Pelicans' (31 - 43) victory Wednesday night. Cousins scored 29 points and grabbed a game - high 16 rebounds while Davis still managed to score a game - high 30 points and grab 13 rebounds of his own. Together, the duo shot 50 percent from the field and an impressive 18 - of - 20 (90 percent) from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans shot 51 percent from the field and a 40 percent from behind the arc, and they needed every one of those shots to fall as the Mavericks (31 - 43) simply wouldn't go away. Five different Dallas players scored in double figures in the losing effort, with Dirk Nowitzki leading the way with 23 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting and seven rebounds in 31 minutes. And overall, it was actually a very impressive offensive performance for the Mavericks, as the team shot 48 percent from the field and a scorching 52 percent from behind the arc. In the end, however, the team was just unable to overcome the 12 - point lead the Pelicans took into halftime of Wednesday's contest. Up next, the Pelicans will remain home Friday to take on the Kings, while the Mavericks will head to Memphis on Friday to play the Grizzlies.
<GAME> <DATE> 29 March 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 121 <WINS-LOSSES> 32 43 <QTRS> 27 36 26 32 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 6 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 31 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Kings <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 118 <WINS-LOSSES> 31 43 <QTRS> 23 28 32 35 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 5 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 31 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> FedExForum <NEXT-CITY> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Grizzlies <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 30 <FG> 11 22 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 29 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 10 12 83 <REB> 16 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Crawford <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quinn Cook <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Yogi Ferrell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 11 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nerlens Noel <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarrod Uthoff <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Hammons <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolás Brussino <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none