For much of the second half, it appeared that the New Orleans Pelicans were going to ride a dominant 35-19 second quarter performance to victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
A 16-point halftime advantage changed very little over the next 15:24 of the clock, with the Pelicans holding a sizable 94-76 lead nearly a third of the way through the fourth quarter.
Then Dallas’ offense woke up, despite Luka Doncic being forced from the game with a left thigh strain late in the third quarter.
Jaden Hardy first threw down a monster dunk over Jaxson Hayes.