Irving hits 7 of 10 3-pointers, scores 35 points in Mavericks' 136-124 victory over Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Kyrie Irving made 7 of 10 3-pointers and scored 35 points, Luka Doncic had 15 of his 30 points in a 42-point third quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 136-124 on Sunday night.
In the first of two straight games between the teams in New Orleans, the Mavericks shot 20 of 53 from long range. Dallas iced it in the third quarter, making 8 of 13 3-pointers and outscoring the Pelicans 42-31.
Irving told teammates before the game that he was tired and might need their help in picking up the slack.
“That was BS,” Doncic said, laughing.
“I was tired,” Irving insisted. “I told them before the game that I was tired just to humanize what I was dealing with. I didn’t feel like my absolute best, but I knew that we would create some type of inspiration and motivation. I just told them I need to be picked up. Getting up and down the court a little bit, my body started to warm up.”
Doncic was 11 of 18 from the field and made 4 of 9 from long range.
“Everyone’s being unselfish,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. “(Irving and Doncic) are two leaders who set the tone - just unselfish and playing with the pass, and then our pace is different than what we’re used to."
Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 20 points and Zion Williamson had 18. The Pelicans, without the injured CJ McCollum, Herb Jones and Trey Murphy, have lost five straight.
“We have to be better,” New Orleans coach Willie Green said. “The transition baskets really hurt us. They had 28 fast-break points, but it was our turnovers. And. we’ve got to take quality shots. We’ve got to play with more of a sense of urgency.”
For the second consecutive game, Irving sizzled from the outset, scoring 22 first-half points on 8-of-13 shooting to help the Mavericks take a 67-54 lead. Irving beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer from the right corner.
In a 144-126 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night, Irving had 20 points in the first half and finished with 27.
Dallas took its biggest lead of the half, 56-40, with 5:28 left in the half on the strength of back-to-back 3-pointers by Irving and another by Doncic.
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The teams will meet again Tuesday night in New Orleans in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Dereck Lively II vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | |||
11:40 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 2-0 | |
11:25 | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | |||
11:22 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
11:01 | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Kyrie Irving's two point driving layup | |||
10:59 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
10:46 | Grant Williams blocks Jordan Hawkins's three point jump shot | |||
10:40 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:35 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
10:13 | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:10 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:54 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 5-0 | |
9:32 | Grant Williams shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
9:32 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:32 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
9:32 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-1 | |
9:20 | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:17 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | |||
8:59 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
8:42 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving dunk | 5-3 | |
8:29 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
8:16 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:13 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 7-3 | |
7:50 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point turnaround jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 7-5 | |
7:36 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 9-5 | |
7:29 | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:26 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
7:18 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:14 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | |||
7:05 | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | |||
7:03 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
6:47 | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:46 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | +3 | Jonas Valanciunas makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 9-8 | |
6:11 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 11-8 | |
6:05 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
6:05 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
6:05 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 | |
6:05 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 | |
5:48 | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 14-10 | |
5:26 | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 14-13 | |
5:05 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
5:05 | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:05 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
5:05 | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 | |
4:47 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup | 15-15 | |
4:35 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 17-15 | |
4:20 | Brandon Ingram misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
4:15 | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | |||
4:15 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | |||
4:15 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 20-15 | |
3:58 | Josh Green shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | |||
3:58 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 20-16 | |
3:58 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-17 | |
3:58 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-18 | |
3:42 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:39 | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Matt Ryan personal foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | |||
3:25 | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:21 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 20-21 | |
3:08 | Naji Marshall personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | |||
2:55 | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:50 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | |||
2:43 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-23 | |
2:43 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
2:29 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 22-23 | |
2:14 | Dante Exum personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | |||
2:08 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point stepback jump shot (Matt Ryan assists) | 22-25 | |
1:58 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 24-25 | |
1:52 | Dante Exum shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | |||
1:52 | Brandon Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:52 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
1:52 | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 | |
1:43 | Naji Marshall personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | |||
1:39 | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point cutting dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 26-26 | |
1:26 | Dwight Powell personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
1:26 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 | |
1:26 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:22 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:08 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point bank jump shot | 28-27 | |
1:00 | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:50 | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:50 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-27 | |
0:50 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-27 | |
0:42 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
0:34 | Matt Ryan flagrant 1 (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:34 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 | |
0:34 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 | |
0:27 | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point alley-oop layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 34-27 | |
0:06 | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:01 | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:40 | Josh Green defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point layup (Josh Green assists) | 36-27 | |
11:25 | Zion Williamson misses two point layup | |||
11:24 | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | |||
11:24 | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point tip layup | |||
11:23 | Matt Ryan offensive rebound | |||
11:15 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Dyson Daniels assists) | 36-29 | |
11:01 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:57 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
10:48 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 36-31 | |
10:28 | Kyrie Irving misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:26 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Dwight Powell misses two point cutting layup | |||
10:13 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
10:00 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point running finger roll layup | 38-31 | |
9:51 | Dyson Daniels offensive foul (Charge) (Josh Green draws the foul) | |||
9:51 | Dyson Daniels turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:39 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point turnaround jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 40-31 | |
9:21 | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:16 | Matt Ryan offensive rebound | |||
9:11 | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dereck Lively II steals) | |||
9:07 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point running layup (Josh Green assists) | 42-31 | |
9:07 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
8:53 | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | |||
8:47 | +3 | Josh Green makes three point running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 45-31 | |
8:34 | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | |||
8:34 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-32 | |
8:34 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-33 | |
8:20 | Josh Green turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | |||
8:16 | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
8:01 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
7:59 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | |||
7:53 | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | |||
7:49 | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | |||
7:48 |