Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, Nikola Mirotic added 24 in a rare start and the New Orleans Pelicans won their eighth in a row, 126-109 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
On a night when his jumper wasn’t falling, Anthony Davis had 23 points and 13 rebounds, scoring most of his points from inside 5 feet.
Holiday scored 19 in the first half as the Pelicans held a double-digit lead for most of the last three quarters, save for one fleeting Dallas run at the start of the fourth.
New Orleans has averaged 127 points during its streak and cleared 118 in all eight games.