Dallas Mavericks @ New Orleans Pelicans

2-0, 1-0 Away

123

2-0, 1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mavericks DAL	27	45	23	28	123
Pelicans NO	41	23	29	23	116

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

0-2, 0-1 Home

116

0-2, 0-1 Home

Matchups

DAL

DAL leads season

1-0

123

Game 1@ NO

Final

116

118

Game 2@ NO

Final

130

Game 3@ DAL

Final

127

Game 4@ DAL

Final/OT

123

Game Information

New Orleans, LA

ESPNFxNoFxSW

Referee:James Williams

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Scott Wall

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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