It was a short-handed Southwestern Division matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans, as Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, Zion ... Mavs' Jaden Hardy Taking ...

Dante Exum is still recovering from wrist surgery in the preseason. For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson has been ruled out for "return to competition conditioning," though he played on Tuesday ...