Dallas has had to turn games into defensive struggles with their inept offense, as they played some elite defense in this win. They held the Pelicans to just 39 percent from the field and 25 percent from three - point range. All the statistics were even, as assists, turnovers, steals, blocks, points in the paint and fouls were all within two of one another. There were 20 ties and 18 lead changes, as this game came down to the wire. In fact, no team led by more than 10 points in this matchup. Anthony Davis was the star of the game, scoring a game - high 36 points, adding 13 rebounds, three assists and two steals to his tally. Jrue Holiday was the only other Pelican to reach double figures in scoring, dropping 17 points, four rebounds and six assists off the bench. The other nine players on New Orleans combined for just 28 points. Harrison Barnes and Wesley Matthews carried the load for Dallas, combining for 44 of the teams 91 points.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Pelicans') has 25 Percentage of 3 points ,has 39 Percentage of field goals ."]