Cooper Flagg and Jose Alvarado traded to free throw trips to keep the lead at three. Daniel Gafford brought the lead back down to one, but then Derik Queen was fouled going for a layup with 11 seconds remaining, where he'd go 1/2, giving the Mavs a chance to tie or take the lead for the win.

The New Orleans Pelicans snatched their first win of the season after escaping the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.

The Dallas Mavericks were beaten by the New Orleans Pelicans, 101-99 Wednesday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg led Dallas in scoring with 20 points, but his 8-for-19 shooting night, including a missed jumper at the free-throw line with a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, makes that something more akin to a pyrrhic scoring night.

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a rough start to their 2025-26 season. New Orleans dropped its first six contests of the season, three of them by 30+ points.

Stop me if you have heard this one already… The New Orleans Pelicans will be without their top star, Zion Williamson, for an extended period of time…again.

The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Charlotte Hornets for an NBA game on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Pelicans have lost all six matches this sea

If the NBA Draft Lottery were today, the New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers would have the second and fourth-best odds to land the top pick. Just a few months ago, the Pelicans owned both of those selections.

The New Orleans Pelicans announced that forward Zion Williamson has suffered a left hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in seven to 10 days. While the team described the in

The New Orleans Pelicans finally got on the win column earlier this week and are currently on their first win streak of the season after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on Wednesday. The fact that the Pelicans' two wins came without Zion Williamson in the lineup is noteworthy,