BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 28 points and wowed the Barclays Center crowd with a high-flying alley-oop dunk, and New Orleans beat Brooklyn.
CJ McCollum added 16 points, Larry Nance Jr. had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones each finished with 11 points for the Pelicans, who opened a four-game road series with their third victory consecutive and seventh in eight games. . New Orleans is fifth in the Western Conference.
Cam Thomas had 25 points and Mikal Bridges added 15 for the Nets, who have lost four straight.
The Pelicans shot 50.6% from the field while limiting Brooklyn to 36.9% shooting.
New Orleans led by 24 points in the second quarter and by 19 at halftime. Brooklyn opened the third quarter with an 11-4 run, capped by Thomas’ three-pointer that made it 68-57 with 8:56 left in the period.
MAVERICKS 113, SPURS 107
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Luka Doncic had 18 points and 16 assists and Dallas held off San Antonio.
Dallas (40-29) trails Sacramento (39-28) by percentage points for sixth place in the Western Conference and the final automatic playoff spot.
Tre Jones scored 22 points and Devin Vassell added 19 points for San Antonio. Victor Wembanyama scored 12 points and 11 rebounds for his 37th double-double.
The Mavs swept their four-game series against the Spurs after winning the first three by an average of 18.3 points. Irving and Doncic were critical in the final minutes of the hotly contested final.
After trailing by 13 points in the first half, San Antonio went on an 11-0 run to open the third quarter as well as early in the fourth. That final run gave the Spurs a 95-93 lead with 6:57 left.
There were nine lead changes in the second half, but Dallas took a 102-101 lead with 3:46 to play and didn’t trail again.
