New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction: Will the Mavericks repeat the success now?

New Orleans and Dallas will play at the Smoothie King Center for the second time in a few days. The first game ended in a convincing victory for the Mavericks (136:124), and will they repeat the success now? Let's pick a few bets.

The Pelicans played some quality games at the start of the championship but then lost at home to Atlanta (105:123) and, going on tour, suffered three more defeats - to Denver (116:134), Minnesota (101:122), and Houston (101:104). So, the failure in the first game with Dallas is already the fifth for Willie Green's team in a row.

124:136 - the Pelicans couldn't stop the Mavs' offense and got into a shootout, in which they failed. Note, however, that Orleans' offense looked interesting and varied. Seven players scored more than 10 points. Brandon Ingram - 20, Zion Williamson - 18, and Dyson Daniels - 17 were the most productive.

After beating New Orleans, the Mavericks leveled the score with Denver. Both teams are now 8-2, sharing the top spot in the West. No one doubted that Dallas is a strong team, but hardly anyone expected the Texans to get off to such a fast start.

Like Boston in the mid-2000s, Dallas' leadership group could be called the Big Trio. The leaders once again proved themselves in the first game against the Pelicans. Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, Luka Doncic 30, and Tim Hardaway 15.

New Orleans periodically shows quality play on defense, but against Dallas, as the first game showed, the Pelicans have no antidote. The Mavericks go 8-2, share first place in the Western Conference with Denver, and are taking game after game due to their excellent work on the other side of the court. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are on fire, and another bright Mavericks win won't be a sensation.