Prior to tonight's matchup, the Mavericks announced Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews and Zaza Pachulia would all sit out the contest after each player spent 40+ minutes on the floor in their double overtime win over the Sacramento Kings last night.
Easy win? Hardly. Try the Pelicans most humiliating defeat of the season. Seriously.
New Orleans raced out to a 16-9 lead against Dallas, or more aptly put, the Mavericks B-team. Yet, as well as it was going early, it dried up quickly. The Pelicans stopped making baskets for the rest of the first quarter and well into the second.