NEW ORLEANS -- — Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III had a disputed block of Spencer Dinwiddie's layup for the lead with 4 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 119-116 on Wednesday night.

Murphy had 24 points and 10 rebounds, capped by game-sealing free throws with 2 seconds left, but video replays made his block look more like a goaltend that wasn't called. The ball appeared to hit the glass before Murphy touched it, but the Mavs were out of timeouts and could not challenge.

Javonte Green added 13 points to help New Orleans (10-32) take its third victory in four games after winning just five of its first 33 contests.

Daniel Gafford scored a career-high 27 points on 12-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds for Dallas, which played without top two scorers Luka Doncic (left calf) and Kyrie Irving (back), as well as usual starting center Dereck Lively (right ankle).

The Pelicans played without Zion Williamson (left hamstring), who was rested after playing Tuesday night in Chicago.

Jaden Hardy scored 21 points and Dinwiddie finished with 20 points for Dallas (22-19), which has lost three straight and eight of 10.

Takeaways

Mavericks: Trailing by as many as 10 in the third quarter, Dallas closed the period on a 20-6 run to take a 91-87 lead. Klay Thompson scored seven of his 12 points in the final minutes — including a 3 as the shot clock expired — to give the Mavs a 114-111 lead they couldn't hold.

Pelicans: Rookie Yves Missi and Jordan Hawkins each scored 12 as New Orleans won its fifth game in nine. ... The Pelicans expect Williamson back for their next two games, both against struggling Utah, but guard Jose Alvarado hurt his right hand.

Key moment

Green's second 3 in the last six minutes put New Orleans up 116-114 with 43.9 seconds left. Seconds later, CJ McCollum, who scored 11 points, caused Thompson to loose the ball out of bounds.

Key stat

New Orleans scored 24 points off of 17 Dallas turnovers.

Up next

The Mavericks host Oklahoma City on Friday, when New Orleans hosts Utah.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Daniel Gafford vs. Yves Missi	0	0
11:45	P.J. Washington makes 2-foot layup (Naji Marshall assists)	0	2
11:24	Yves Missi makes dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)	2	2
11:12	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	2	2
11:12	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
11:12	P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
11:00	Yves Missi misses layup	2	4
10:56	Yves Missi offensive rebound	2	4
10:56	Yves Missi makes tip shot	4	4
10:40	P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	4
10:36	Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound	4	4
10:36	shot clock turnover	4	4
10:27	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	7	4
10:15	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	4
10:13	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	7	4
10:08	Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	10	4
9:56	Daniel Gafford makes 1-foot hook shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	10	6
9:42	Dejounte Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	10	6
9:37	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	10	6
9:25	Klay Thompson bad pass (CJ McCollum steals)	10	6
9:18	CJ McCollum makes two point shot	12	6
9:01	Daniel Gafford makes 8-foot two point shot	12	8
8:51	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Spencer Dinwiddie steals)	12	8
8:47	P.J. Washington makes 1-foot dunk	12	10
8:31	Naji Marshall personal foul	12	10
8:19	Javonte Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	15	10
8:08	Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot layup (Naji Marshall assists)	15	12
7:55	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	15	12
7:52	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	15	12
7:38	Daniel Gafford bad pass (Yves Missi steals)	15	12
7:23	Dejounte Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	12
7:14	Yves Missi offensive rebound	15	12
7:14	Yves Missi misses tip shot	15	12
7:14	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	15	12
7:10	Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	15	12
7:06	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	15	12
7:03	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	15	12
7:02	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	18	12
7:00	Mavericks Full timeout	18	12
7:00	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Daniel Gafford	18	12
7:00	Dwight Powell enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	18	12
6:48	Jaden Hardy misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	12
6:44	Javonte Green defensive rebound	18	12
6:39	Dejounte Murray misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	18	12
6:36	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	18	12
6:32	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Klay Thompson	18	12
6:32	P.J. Washington out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	12
6:18	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	12
6:15	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	18	12
6:13	Naji Marshall shooting foul	18	12
6:13	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	19	12
6:13	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	20	12
6:02	Trey Murphy III blocks Naji Marshall 's 2-foot driving layup	20	12
5:58	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	20	12
5:52	Yves Missi makes 2-foot layup (Javonte Green assists)	22	12
5:36	Quentin Grimes misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	12
5:34	Mavericks offensive team rebound	22	12
5:34	Trey Murphy III loose ball foul	22	12
5:34	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III	22	12
5:34	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Naji Marshall	22	12
5:29	P.J. Washington traveling	22	12
5:16	Jordan Hawkins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	22	12
5:13	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	22	12
5:06	Yves Missi shooting foul	22	12
5:06	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	22	13
5:06	P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2	22	13
5:05	Mavericks offensive team rebound	22	13
5:05	Javonte Green loose ball foul	22	13
5:00	P.J. Washington makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dwight Powell assists)	22	15
4:43	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	22	15
4:43	Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound	22	15
4:38	Dejounte Murray shooting foul	22	15
4:38	P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2	22	15
4:38	Mavericks offensive team rebound	22	15
4:38	Daniel Theis enters the game for Yves Missi	22	15
4:38	P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2	22	15
4:33	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	22	15
4:25	Daniel Theis shooting foul	22	15
4:25	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	22	16
4:25	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Javonte Green	22	16
4:25	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	22	17
4:08	Jordan Hawkins makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	24	17
4:01	Jaden Hardy makes 25-foot three pointer	24	20
3:49	Daniel Theis makes dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)	26	20
3:33	Jaden Hardy bad pass (Jordan Hawkins steals)	26	20
3:29	Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul	26	20
3:29	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Dwight Powell	26	20
3:29	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for P.J. Washington	26	20
3:20	Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	20
3:16	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	26	20
3:06	Jaden Hardy misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	26	20
3:05	Mavericks offensive team rebound	26	20
3:05	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl loose ball foul	26	20
3:05	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses free throw 1 of 2	26	20
3:05	Mavericks offensive team rebound	26	20
3:05	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2	26	21
2:44	Jordan Hawkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	29	21
2:27	Quentin Grimes misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	29	21
2:23	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	29	21
2:16	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Spencer Dinwiddie steals)	29	21
2:12	Quentin Grimes makes two point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	29	23
2:02	CJ McCollum bad pass (Jaden Hardy steals)	29	23
1:59	Jordan Hawkins shooting foul	29	23
1:59	Pelicans Full timeout	29	23
1:59	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	29	23
1:59	Brandon Boston enters the game for Dejounte Murray	29	23
1:59	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	29	24
1:59	Jaden Hardy misses free throw 2 of 2	29	24
1:55	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	29	24
1:42	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	24
1:39	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	29	24
1:29	Jaden Hardy makes 25-foot three pointer	29	27
1:09	Brandon Boston makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	31	27
50.1	Maxi Kleber lost ball turnover (Daniel Theis steals)	31	27
46.0	Daniel Theis bad pass (Maxi Kleber steals)	31	27
42.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses layup	31	27
40.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	31	27
38.0	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point shot	31	27
35.1	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	31	27
32.0	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point shot	31	27
28.1	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	31	27
11.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 12-foot jump bank shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	33	27
1.0	Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	27
1.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	33	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	27

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Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 16, 2025

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Attendance

16,488

Referees

Rodney Mott, Gediminas Petraitis, Danielle Scott

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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