New Orleans Pelicans (2-13, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-12, 13th in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New Orleans Pelicans travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

The Mavericks are 0-4 in division play. Dallas is 1-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Pelicans have gone 1-12 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans has a 0-12 record against teams above .500.

The Mavericks are shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 5.9 percentage points lower than the 50.5% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans are shooting 44.2% from the field, 1.3% lower than the 45.5% the Mavericks’ opponents have shot this season.

The two teams play for the second tim

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