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A rematch between two teams that just met on Sunday will take place on Tuesday when the Dallas Mavericks (8-2, 6-4 ATS) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (4-6, 4-5-1 ATS). This game will be part of the In-Season Tournament in Group B; The Mavericks a 1-1 in tournament play, and the Pelicans are 0-1. When these teams met on Sunday, Dallas came away with a 136-124 road win, covering the spread as 3.5-point favorites. The Mavericks are currently listed as 4-point road favorites. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 EST from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
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The Mavericks are quietly tied for the best record in the West with the reigning champs, as both Dallas and Denver sit at 8-2. Dallas is playing their second straight game in New Orleans due to the In-Season Tournament. In the last game, Kyrie Irving made seven of his ten three point attempts on his way to a 35 point game in the win. Luka Doncic added 30 and the two stars are learning how to play together. After the game, head coach Jason Kidd said, “Everyone’s being unselfish, (Irving and Doncic) are two leaders who set the tone — just unselfish and playing with the pass, and then our pace is different than what we’re used to.”
Luka Doncic is leading the Mavericks in points, rebounds and assists as he averages 32.6 PPG, 8.4 RPG. and 8.5 APG. Luka has been hot from three this season, he makes 4.3 three-pointers a game and is shooting 41.7% on his attempts. Doncic has scor ed 30 or more in his last three games, including a 44-point performance against the Raptors. Kyrie Irving is adding another 23.0 PPG and 6.8 APG out of the backcourt, he has been heating up lately, as he had five threes against the Clippers and seven on Sunday. Tim Hardaway Jr. is the third leading scorer, but has come off the bench for all ten games. Hardaway Jr. averages 17.6 PPG to lead the second unit. Grant Williams is the last double-digit scorer, he adds 11.4 PPG as the starting power forward.
Derrick Jones Jr. starts as an athletic wing defender who can finish above the rim, he is averaging 8.9 PPG. Derrick Lively is off to a strong start to he rookie season, he broke into the starting lineup and now averages 8.8 PPG and 6.7 RPG. Dallas is all offense, their offense ranks 2nd in efficiency, while their defense only ranks 26th in efficiency according to dunksandthrees.com. The Mavericks rank 9th in pace of play by averaging 101.2 possessions per game.&# 13;
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