During this time, Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum took advantage of a missed floater by Irving and led a transition opportunity to find Trey Murphy III for a windmill alley-oop. Less than 10 seconds later, McCollum remixed the play and threw another lob to Murphy to give the Pelicans a six-point lead going into the half.
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists.
Washington grew up in the Dallas area. Following a trade from Charlotte, he has shown himself to be a glue guy for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks won the season series against the Thunder, handing OKC a 119-112 loss Thursday night at Paycom Center.
Someone has edited the Oklahoma City Wikipedia page, which now says Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington is the city’s mayor, and his party affiliation is “MFFL.”
If history is any indication, general manager Nico Harrison will have the Dallas Mavericks involved in the action ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline Feb. 6.
P.J. Washington had 22 points and 19 rebounds Thursday night as the Mavericks took the season series against the Thunder with a 121-115 win.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 on Thursday night. P.J.
The Dallas Mavericks have an important three-game stretch against winnable teams coming up, which started with Monday's home contest against the lowly Washington Wizards. Nine players were missing combined between both teams, including Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Naji Marshall, and Malcolm Brogdon.
On Thursday night against the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 power forward’s points + rebounds prop at bet365 is sitting at just 21.5 (-125). He’s hit the Over on that number in 15 of 21 contests without Doncic on the floor, falling short by only a basket in two of those six games he went Under.
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136.
The Mavericks are 18-17 in conference play. Dallas is 2-6 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.