DALLAS -- — Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, P.J. Washington Jr. had 20 of his 24 points in the first half and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

Irving hit 11 of 22 shots from the floor, hitting 5 of 12 3-pointers, and all eight of his free throws.

Washington, a 6-foot-7 power forward, returned to a Dallas lineup whose three centers are all out with injuries after he missed the last three games before the All-Star break with an ankle sprain.

Zion Williamson scored 29 points for New Orleans, and Trey Murphy III had 20. The Pelicans have lost 11 of their last 12.

Takeaways

Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk made his Pelicans debut after missing four games following the Feb. 6 trade that brought him from Toronto. Olynyk had four points, three rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. ... Williamson passed 5,000 career points in 203 games, third-fastest behind Luka Doncic (194 games) and LeBron James (197).

Mavericks: The winning streak is Dallas’ longest since a seven-game run Nov. 25-Dec. 7. ... Naji Marshall had 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Key moment

After CJ McCollum’s 25-foot 3-pointer pulled New Orleans to 103-99 with 2:53 to play, Marshall answered with a right-corner 3, and Irving sank the next basket from behind the arc with 57 seconds left for a 109-99 Dallas lead.

Key stat

The Mavericks won the outside game – hitting 16 of 44 3-pointers to the Pelicans’ 8 of 27 – to negate New Orleans’ 56-36 edge in the paint.

Up next

The Pelicans will play the first of consecutive home games against San Antonio on Sunday night. The Mavericks are at Golden State on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Yves Missi vs. P.J. Washington (CJ McCollum gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	0	3
11:35	P.J. Washington makes 1-foot two point shot (Dante Exum assists)	2	3
11:35	Zion Williamson defensive goaltending violation	2	3
11:24	Yves Missi misses driving floating jump shot	2	3
11:21	Yves Missi offensive rebound	2	3
11:21	Yves Missi bad pass (P.J. Washington steals)	2	3
11:12	Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (Klay Thompson assists)	5	3
10:53	CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)	5	5
10:38	Dante Exum bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	5	5
10:34	Zion Williamson makes dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists)	5	7
10:22	Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	7
10:19	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	5	7
10:18	P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Klay Thompson assists)	8	7
10:01	Zion Williamson misses layup	8	7
10:00	Kessler Edwards defensive rebound	8	7
9:48	Dante Exum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	11	7
9:25	Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	7
9:05	Yves Missi blocks Dante Exum 's 1-foot driving layup	11	7
9:03	Yves Missi defensive rebound	11	7
8:51	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	7
8:49	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	11	7
8:48	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	11	9
8:37	P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	9
8:35	Yves Missi defensive rebound	11	9
8:24	Yves Missi steps out of bounds turnover	11	9
8:09	Kelly Olynyk personal foul	11	9
8:05	CJ McCollum blocks Klay Thompson 's 16-foot jumper	11	9
8:03	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	11	9
8:00	Zion Williamson makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	11	11
7:42	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kessler Edwards assists)	14	11
7:26	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	14	14
7:09	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	14
7:06	Yves Missi defensive rebound	14	14
6:56	Kelly Olynyk misses 7-foot two point shot	14	14
6:54	Dante Exum defensive rebound	14	14
6:51	Zion Williamson shooting foul	14	14
6:51	Mavericks Full timeout	14	14
6:51	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Kessler Edwards	14	14
6:51	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Dante Exum	14	14
6:51	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Zion Williamson	14	14
6:51	Bruce Brown enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	14	14
6:51	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	15	14
6:51	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
6:40	Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	16	16
6:16	Klay Thompson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	16	16
6:13	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	16	16
6:04	Trey Murphy III misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	16	16
6:00	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	16	16
5:43	Klay Thompson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	19	16
5:33	Kyrie Irving personal foul	19	16
5:33	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	19	16
5:33	Max Christie enters the game for Klay Thompson	19	16
5:31	CJ McCollum misses 28-foot three point jumper	19	16
5:28	Yves Missi offensive rebound	19	16
5:22	Jordan Hawkins misses 14-foot jumper	19	16
5:18	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	19	16
5:12	Yves Missi shooting foul	19	16
5:12	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
5:12	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	21	16
4:56	CJ McCollum misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	21	16
4:53	Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound	21	16
4:38	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	16
4:35	Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound	21	16
4:26	Kyrie Irving makes alley oop layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	23	16
4:06	Jordan Hawkins misses two point shot	23	16
4:05	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	23	16
4:02	Kyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot	23	16
3:59	Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound	23	16
3:53	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 22-foot three point jumper	23	16
3:52	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	23	16
3:52	Kyrie Irving personal foul	23	16
3:52	P.J. Washington enters the game for Kyrie Irving	23	16
3:52	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for CJ McCollum	23	16
3:52	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Yves Missi	23	16
3:39	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	23	18
3:13	Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point shot	23	18
3:11	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	23	18
3:06	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	23	18
3:03	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	23	18
3:02	Trey Murphy III misses 1-foot tip shot	23	18
3:01	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	23	18
2:56	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 1-foot two point shot	23	18
2:56	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	23	18
2:47	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	23	18
2:45	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	23	18
2:38	Max Christie out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	18
2:38	Pelicans Full timeout	23	18
2:38	Moses Brown enters the game for Olivier-Maxence Prosper	23	18
2:28	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	23	18
2:24	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	23	18
2:24	Karlo Matkovic makes dunk	23	20
2:09	Max Christie makes 10-foot two point shot (Moses Brown assists)	25	20
1:52	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	25	20
1:50	Moses Brown defensive rebound	25	20
1:42	P.J. Washington makes 11-foot two point shot	27	20
1:28	Jordan Hawkins misses driving floating jump shot	27	20
1:26	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	27	20
1:17	Naji Marshall bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	27	20
1:08	Karlo Matkovic offensive foul	27	20
1:08	Karlo Matkovic turnover	27	20
1:08	Zion Williamson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	27	20
48.1	Max Christie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Moses Brown assists)	30	20
38.1	Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	30	22
34.0	Spencer Dinwiddie offensive foul	30	22
34.0	Spencer Dinwiddie turnover	30	22
18.1	Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot	30	22
14.1	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	30	22
1.1	Bruce Brown shooting foul	30	22
1.1	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	31	22
1.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for P.J. Washington	31	22
1.1	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	32	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	22

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Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, February 22, 2025

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Attendance

20,125

Referees

Kevin Cutler, David Guthrie, Nate Green

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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