The Dallas Mavericks take on the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The teams meet Friday for the second time this season.

The New Orleans Pelicans may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets.

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans looks to break its four-game home skid with a win against Denver. The Pelicans are 1-11 against conference opponents. New Orleans gives up 121.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 13.6 points per game.

New Orleans sacked Willie Green on Saturday, spelling an end to the former Clippers guard's five-year run in charge. The move comes amid a 2-10 start to the year that threatens to condemn the Pelicans to a second-straight year without postseason action.

OKC has already beaten the Pelicans once this season, 137-106 in the last meeting on Nov. 2. SGA scored 30 points while Zion Williamson, listed as Day-to-Day for Monday’s matchup, scored 20 to lead the way for New Orleans.

Golden State visits the New Orleans Pelicans after Stephen Curry scored 49 points in the Warriors' 109-108 victory against the San Antonio Spurs

New Orleans and Portland will play in a matchup of Western Conference opponents. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

Free agent and former New Orleans Pelicans guard Devonte' Graham signed a one-year non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday afternoon. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported that the 29-year-old would be heading to the Rose City.

Like other Western Conference teams, such as the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs, the New Orleans Pelicans came away from the 2025 NBA Draft with a crop of talented prospects.

The Knicks are a good team and the Mavericks haven’t beaten one of them yet. With Jalen Brunson expected to be back in the fold tonight, I expect the Knicks to lay a hammer down here. Beyond that, with the Mavericks still being limited due to Dereck Lively’s minute restriction,