Brandon Ingram had 24 points and a career-high 12 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans went on a 15-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-91.
The Mavericks led 54-53 with 8:06 left in the third quarter. Jonas Valančiūnas’ 2 free throws put the Pelicans ahead for good with 7:14 left in the quarter. They pulled away to a 68-56 lead with 4:17 left in the quarter and led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Mavericks got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.