Naji Marshall finished his pregame warmup and removed his headphones, but instead of going to the Mavericks’ locker room he detoured to the other end of the court to greet his former New Orleans teammates and coaches.

DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored a game-high 26 points, Klay Thompson added 19 and Kyrie Irving had 18 as the Dallas Mavericks crushed the undermanned Pelicans, 132-91, in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night (Nov. 19).

The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans are set to go head-to-head in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. The Mavs will host the Pelicans as Dallas looks to win a third consecutive game. However, Luka Doncic is dealing with an injury concern.

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a massive upset against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday – even though Luka Doncic was out of the lineup. Now, they’ll look t

The Mavericks come back to the AAC after escaping a near-comeback by the Oklahoma City Thunder, albeit without Luka Doncic.

No team has scored fewer points on the road this season, and the Pelicans (96.5) are the only team to average fewer than 100. Dallas’ defense ranks eighth in scoring defense, and the Mavs should be able to limit this low-scoring offense.

1. Dallas is looking to turn things around: The Mavericks made the NBA Finals last season, but it’s been a slow start out of the gate. Dallas is 5-6 and has lost three in a row. A caveat: those three losses were to the Suns, Nuggets and Warriors by a total of six points.

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-10) and Dallas Mavericks (7-7) meet Tuesday for NBA Cup group play. Tip-off from the American Airlines Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Pelicans vs.

On Monday, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that former second-round pick Karlo Matkovic is being recalled from the G League affiliate Birmingham Squadron. Th