Pelicans face the Mavericks on 3-game slide

Dallas Mavericks (25-22, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (12-35, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans comes into the matchup with Dallas after losing three in a row.

The Pelicans are 6-20 in conference matchups. New Orleans allows 117.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.6 points per game.

The Mavericks are 18-17 in conference play. Dallas is 2-6 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pelicans are shooting 44.3% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 45.2% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks are shooting 47.8% from the field, 0.3% lower than the 48.1% the Pelicans’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: CJ McCollum is averaging 22 points and 3.8 assists for the Pelicans. Dejounte Murray is averaging 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists over the last 10 games.

P.J. Washington is scoring 14.0 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Mavericks. Klay Thompson is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 5-5, averaging 116.1 points, 44.3 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 9.2 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points per game.

Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 111.6 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder).

Mavericks: Dwight Powell: day to day (hip), Dante Exum: out (wrist), Luka Doncic: out (calf), Naji Marshall: day to day (illness), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle), Maxi Kleber: out (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.