Mavericks (12-25), Pelicans (18-17)
New Orleans has spent all of December raining in three-point shots, leading the NBA in percentage from beyond the arc, but in its penultimate game of the 2017 calendar year, the opposition dominated from distance. In winning its third straight game – while snapping the Pelicans’ three-game winning streak – Dallas made a franchise-record 22 three-pointers in 39 attempts on Friday, en route to a Southwest Division road victory.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Dallas backup point guard J.J. Barea nailed two straight three-pointers, turning back a big fourth-quarter rally by New Orleans.