Brandon Ingram scored 24 points and New Orleans beat Dallas 107-91 on Friday night, two days after the Pelicans lost by 32 to the Mavericks at home while letting them set a franchise record for shooting percentage.
The Pelicans missed their first eight shots and started 2 of 20 before going 13 of 19 (68%) in the third quarter and outscoring Dallas 63-43 after halftime for their fourth win in six games following a 3-16 start.
The Mavericks shot 68.7% in a 139-107 win to start the home-and-home set, but surpassed the 26 misses from that outing early in the third quarter.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Garrett Temple (41) makes a steal against Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, center, as Pelican's Jonas Valanciunas (17) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
Luka Doncic, who had 21 points and 10 rebounds, was just 7 of 20 from the field as Dallas finished at 41% (32 of 79). The Pelicans shot 42% (37 of 89).
Jonas Valanciunas and Willy Hernangomez had matching double-doubles. Valanciunas finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds to 12 points and 14 boards for Hernangomez. Ingram finished with 12 assists and eight rebounds.
Devonte Graham and rookie Herbert Jones scored 13 points apiece. Garrett Temple added nine rebounds while playing harassing defense on Doncic, who missed all six 3-point shots and committed seven turnovers.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Garrett Temple (41) shoots as Dallas Mavericks' Maxi Kleber defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
Dallas was again without Kristaps Porzingis because of another injury, a left knee contusion. The oft-injured Latvian missed five games early in the season with a back issue.
Jalen Brunson scored 16 points for Dallas, and Maxi Kleber had 13 points and nine rebounds.
New Orleans trailed 48-44 at halftime but took control with a 26-8 run in the third quarter. The lead reached 17 early in the fourth, and Dallas couldn't get closer than nine points in a third consecutive home loss.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis Jr. (13) shoots as Dallas Mavericks forward Sterling Brown (0) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
Dallas guard Tim Hardaway Jr. went to the locker room briefly in the first half after injuring his right quadriceps but was back before halftime.
Hardaway scored 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting in his second game coming off the bench after Reggie Bullock replaced him as a starter, with coach Jason Kidd trying something different with a cold-shooting team.
TIP-INS
Pelicans: Their 14 points in the first quarter were the fewest for a Dallas opponent in any quarter this season. New Orleans shot 20% (5 of 25), but Dallas wasn't much better (7 of 20, 35%) in settling for a 19-14 lead. ... Trey Murphy III made all three of his 3-pointers for nine points.
Mavericks: G Frank Ntilikina was active after missing four games with a right calf strain. ... Porzingis missed 47 games in his first two Dallas seasons, playoffs included, with various injuries and because the club often sat him on the second night of back-to-backs. ... Former Maverick Jerry Stackhouse was in the crowd. The Vanderbilt coach's team plays at SMU on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: At Houston on Sunday.
Mavericks: Memphis at home Saturday to finish a back-to-back. It's the first of two meetings between the teams in a span of five days.
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