Luka Doncic had an evening to forget this Tuesday and the Dallas Mavericks, who lost to the New Orleans Pelicans (131-110), made their journey in the NBA In-Season Tournament very complicated, the NBA's first experiment with the format. of cup.
Doncic was left with only 16 points, with a poor 5 of 16 shooting from the field, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 26 minutes on the court. He also lost 8 balls and finished with a /-differential of -26.
The Mavericks, with Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr. as top scorers (17 points apiece), now have a 1-2 record in this new tournament, which leaves them with very few options to advance to the quarterfinals.
Dallas has only one game left in the group stage, which they will play against the Houston Rockets.
The Texans have had a great start to the season with a great 8-3, but two of those three losses came at the worst time with games that counted for both the regular phase and the NBA In-Season Tournament.
For their part, the Pelicans (5-6 in the regular phase, 1-1 in the cup) took a breather after five straight losses and were guided by Brandon Ingram and Jordan Hawkins (25 points each).
