Mavs win third straight game, trip up Pelicans, 132-91

The Dallas Mavericks took a sip from the 2024 Cup Nights on Tuesday night, and apparently they liked what they were drinking.

Luka Don\u010di\u0107 scored 26 points and the Mavs stormed out of the gate with 44 points in the first quarter en route to pounding the New Orleans Pelicans, 132-91, at American Airlines Center. It was the third win in a row for the Mavs, who improved to 8-7 overall and 1-1 in the 2024 Cup Nights games heading into a three-game road trip that starts Friday in Denver.

Besides Don\u010di\u0107, the Mavs got 19 points from Klay Thompson, 18 points and seven assists from Kyrie Irving, and 15 points from Naji Marshall. In addition for Dallas, Quentin Grimes collected 12…