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12/22 21:57 CST Zion Williamson scores 24 to lead Pelicans over Mavericks for
5th straight win
Zion Williamson scores 24 to lead Pelicans over Mavericks for 5th straight win
NEW ORLEANS (AP) --- Zion Williamson scored 24 points, including 10 straight in
a decisive two-minute span of the fourth quarter, to power the New Orleans
Pelicans to a 119-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, extending the
Pelicans' season-long winning streak to five games.
The Pelicans, who started the season 3-22, have posted their longest winning
streak since 2022.
New Orleans erased an 87-79 deficit after three quarters with a 38-19 run in
the first 10:24 of the final quarter.
With New Orleans leading 105-103, Williamson scored on five of the Pelican's
next six possessions, four of them on strong drives to the basket from the
right side, to put the Pelicans up 117-106 with 1:37 left.
The Mavericks were led by Anthony Davis' season-high 35 points. They scored
seven straight points to cut the New Orleans lead to 117-113 with 18.1 seconds
left, but Trey Murphy III iced the game for the Pelicans with two free throws
with 10.4 seconds remaining.
Derik Queen had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, and Saddiq Bey
added 19 points and seven rebounds.
Davis and Klay Thompson were unstoppable in the first half as the Mavericks
overcame an early 11-point deficit to take a 63-57 halftime lead.
Davis scored 22 points in the first half --- his highest one-half output of the
season --- and Thompson came off the bench to score 20.
Davis went 10 for 16 in the first half, as he easily got the ball near the rim
against the smaller Pelicans' interior defense. He added an unguarded 3-pointer
for the Mavericks' final bucket of the second quarter. He had a double-double
by halftime with 10 rebounds.
Thompson, a career 41% shooter from long range, entered the game shooting just
36% from 3, but he nailed five of his first nine 3-pointers.
Up next Mavericks: Host Denver on Tuesday. Pelicans: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday. ___ AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NBA
Up next Mavericks: Host Denver on Tuesday. Pelicans: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday. ___ AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NBA
