NEW ORLEANS – Who needs Dirk Nowitzki? Or Wesley Matthews, Deron Williams and Zaza Pachulia, for that matter.
Not the Dallas Mavericks. At least not Wednesday night, when they managed to pull out a 100-91 win over the New Orleans Pelicans despite four starters resting 24 hours after a double-overtime victory.
“Nah, we need those guys,” guard Raymond Felton said with a smile after scoring 12 of his team-high 22 points in the fourth quarter and playing 37 minutes. “I’m tired.