But this was one of those eyebrow-raising moments that gives even more credence to the belief that referees should be fined for missed calls or poor judgment. New Orleans had the ball with around 15 seconds on the clock and a one-point lead.

Latest Timeline for Luka Doncic's Return to Dallas Mavericks Revealed "Third-year guard Jaden Hardy was a major bright spot for the Mavs during Kyrie Irving's five-game

Dejounte Murray lit the Mavericks up for 30 points, and Trey Murphy III wasn't far behind with 24. Neither was entirely efficient from the floor, but they made enough shots to sink the Mavs. Dallas' starters just weren't good enough, which is where we'll start our three takeaways.

The NBA acknowledged in its Last Two Minute Report that officials should have called a goaltending at the end of the

The Dallas Mavericks played the second game of back-to-back games against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night. The Mavericks lost to the Pelicans 119-116.

Hardy missed nearly three weeks in December because of a right ankle injury. His newfound consistency since returning resulted in a season-high 25 points

Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III added 24 and a game-saving blocked shot and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-116 in the NBA on Wednesday

It’s hard to figure out just how good the Mavericks are at the midway point of the season given the litany of injuries to their key players.

The Oklahoma City Thunder put forth a supreme effort on the front end of a back-to-back set, and they will look to play just as well on the second side when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Oklahoma City dismantled the visiting Cavaliers 134-114 on Thursday night and now shares the best record (34-6) in the league with Cleveland.

After going 2-8 in their last 10 games, Jason Kidd can't continue to expose Klay Thompson's worst-kept secret for the Dallas Mavericks.

Given some of the vacancies in the Dallas Mavericks' lineup, Spencer Dinwiddie has taken on a larger role, but that could easily change if he doesn't attend to this one issue.