DALLAS MAVERICKS AT NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Wednesday, Dec. 1 (7 p.m.)
Why it’s on the list
Due to injury and rest considerations, over the past two seasons, Dallas star guard Luka Doncic and New Orleans star forward Zion Williamson have only competed in the same game twice, with both of those contests taking place in Dallas, meaning Pelicans fans have yet to see them face off in the Smoothie King Center. That odd “streak” is long overdue to end on the first day of December, when the Southwest Division squads play the second of their four annual head-to-head contests.