DALLAS -- — 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 beat the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

Doncic, who missed his first game of the season in Dallas' win at Oklahoma City on Sunday due to a knee injury, shot 10 of 16 overall and 3 for 8 from 3-point distance. He hit a pair of step-back 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter giving Dallas a 111-75 lead.

Trey Murphy III, playing his fourth game this season because of hamstring issues, scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Pelicans. New Orleans was missing five of its rotation players. Two-time All-Star Zion Williamson missed his sixth consecutive game and is out indefinitely.

The Mavericks won their third straight, finishing with their highest point total of the season and largest margin of victory.

The Pelicans have lost 11 of their last 13 games.

Takeaways

Pelicans: Rookie Yves Missi had a game-high nine rebounds, all in the first half.

Mavericks: In the second year of the NBA Cup, the Mavericks used a special tournament court at home for the first time. Their court last year wasn’t used for either home group-play games for what the team called manufacturing issues.

Key moment

The Pelicans cut Dallas’ lead to 81-65 late in the third period before Irving followed a 25-foot 3-pointer with another seconds later, pulling up from 29 feet.

Key stat

The Mavericks outscored the Pelicans 66-34 in the paint, their largest margin this season.

Up next

The Pelicans will complete a road back-to-back on Wednesday, visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had their season-opening 15-game winning streak stopped in Boston on Tuesday. The Mavericks begin a three-game trip on Friday at Denver, where they lost to the Nuggets 122-120 on Nov. 10.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Yves Missi vs. Dereck Lively II (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:33	Yves Missi defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Yves Missi steals)	0	0
11:09	Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	0	0
11:05	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	2	0
10:49	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	2	0
10:45	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	4	0
10:26	Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
10:23	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	4	0
10:12	Klay Thompson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists)	6	0
10:11	Pelicans Full timeout	6	0
9:51	Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot	6	2
9:37	Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three pointer (Dereck Lively II assists)	9	2
9:22	Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	9	4
8:59	P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	4
8:57	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	9	4
8:52	Kyrie Irving back court turnover	9	4
8:42	Javonte Green makes driving dunk (Yves Missi assists)	9	6
8:32	Klay Thompson misses layup	9	6
8:32	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	9	6
8:25	Dereck Lively II makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	11	6
8:05	Trey Murphy III misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	11	6
8:04	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	11	6
7:59	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	14	6
7:47	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Klay Thompson steals)	14	6
7:40	Kyrie Irving makes two point shot	16	6
7:35	Brandon Boston Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	6
7:23	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	18	6
7:00	Brandon Boston Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	18	6
6:58	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	18	6
6:50	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	18	6
6:50	Klay Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	6
6:50	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Trey Murphy III	19	6
6:50	Klay Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	6
6:31	Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	20	6
6:27	Mavericks defensive team rebound	20	6
6:21	Yves Missi personal foul	20	6
6:21	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Dereck Lively II	20	6
6:21	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Luka Doncic	20	6
6:17	P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	6
6:17	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	20	6
6:05	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	20	8
5:53	Daniel Gafford makes 5-foot hook shot (Kyrie Irving assists)	22	8
5:35	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 22-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	22	11
5:25	Klay Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	25	11
5:03	Javonte Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	25	14
4:49	P.J. Washington makes 6-foot two point shot	27	14
4:40	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	27	17
4:30	Quentin Grimes makes 26-foot three pointer (Kyrie Irving assists)	30	17
4:13	Quentin Grimes blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	30	17
4:11	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	30	17
4:06	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	17
4:03	Yves Missi defensive rebound	30	17
3:54	Quentin Grimes personal foul	30	17
3:54	Maxi Kleber enters the game for P.J. Washington	30	17
3:54	Naji Marshall enters the game for Klay Thompson	30	17
3:54	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Javonte Green	30	17
3:54	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Yves Missi	30	17
3:54	Jamal Cain enters the game for Brandon Boston Jr.	30	17
3:43	Trey Jemison III makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)	30	19
3:21	Quentin Grimes misses two point shot	30	19
3:18	Jamal Cain defensive rebound	30	19
3:10	Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot jumper (Jamal Cain assists)	30	21
2:51	Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	21
2:33	Jaylen Nowell misses 15-foot two point shot	33	21
2:33	Mavericks defensive team rebound	33	21
2:33	Mavericks Full timeout	33	21
2:33	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Brandon Ingram	33	21
2:14	Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	21
2:08	Jamal Cain defensive rebound	33	21
1:55	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	33	24
1:41	Daniel Gafford makes driving layup	35	24
1:41	Trey Jemison III shooting foul	35	24
1:41	Luka Doncic enters the game for Kyrie Irving	35	24
1:41	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 1 of 1	36	24
1:30	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	36	24
1:27	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	36	24
1:17	Maxi Kleber makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)	38	24
55.1	Naji Marshall away from play foul	38	24
55.1	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	38	25
49.1	Jaylen Nowell misses 9-foot two point shot	38	25
47.0	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	38	25
43.1	Quentin Grimes makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	40	25
34.2	Naji Marshall shooting foul	40	25
34.2	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	40	26
34.2	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	40	27
32.1	Jamal Cain personal foul	40	27
32.1	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	41	27
32.1	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	41	27
30.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	41	27
19.1	Quentin Grimes shooting foul	41	27
19.1	Jamal Cain makes free throw 1 of 2	41	28
19.1	Kyrie Irving enters the game for Daniel Gafford	41	28
19.1	Javonte Green enters the game for Jaylen Nowell	41	28
19.1	Jamal Cain makes free throw 2 of 2	41	29
0.1	Quentin Grimes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	44	29
0.0	(00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	44	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	44	29

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Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, November 20, 2024

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Attendance

20,077

Referees

Eric Dalen, Jacyn Goble, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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