Irving notches 42, Hardaway Jr. 41 as Mavs beat Pelicans 125-120

Kyrie Irving finished with 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 41, and the Dallas Mavericks split a 2-match home series with the Pelicans by defeating them 125-120 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

MOOD. MAVS WIN!! @Chime // #MFFL pic.twitter.com/L7c1dlXcgL

— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) January 15, 2024

The 2^nd match in organization history with two 40-point scorers happened without Luka Doncic, as the Slovenian was sidelined for 3^rd straight match with a sprained ankle. Kyrie and Luka had the other match in March.

Kyrie last 5 games:

42 PTS | 7 REB | 7 AST
33 PTS | 5 REB | 6 AST
44 PTS | 4 REB | 10 AST
33 PTS | 8 REB | 4 AST
35 PTS | 8 REB | 5 ASThttps://t.co/mbgJmIvVp2

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Zion Williamson notched 30 points as he scored 6 from 11 free throw attempts, featuring a miss with less than 20 seconds when he could tie the match after Mavs fouled him on purpose.

Dallas, who was trailing 7 points midway through the 4^th quarter, got within 2 after a 3-pointer by Hardaway. Tim scored again for his 2^nd 40-point match and gave the Mavericks a 112-111 lead. He finished 1 point off his career high.

New Orleans will host the Hornets on Wednesday, while Dallas will play against the Lakers in California on Wednesday.