During this time, Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum took advantage of a missed floater by Irving and led a transition opportunity to find Trey Murphy III for a windmill alley-oop. Less than 10 seconds later, McCollum remixed the play and threw another lob to Murphy to give the Pelicans a six-point lead going into the half.

Washington grew up in the Dallas area. Following a trade from Charlotte, he has shown himself to be a glue guy for the Mavericks.

P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists.

The Mavericks won the season series against the Thunder, handing OKC a 119-112 loss Thursday night at Paycom Center.

Washington racked up 25 points (10-20 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 14 rebounds, eight assists and one block across 38 minutes during Wednesday's 137-136 victory over New Orleans. Washington has been helping shoulder the offensive load for the Mavericks,

The Dallas Mavericks tipped off a five-game road trip with a 137-136 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, avenging their loss in this building a few weeks ago. Four players from each team scored at least 20 points, and both teams shot above 45% from three, but the Mavericks made five more three-pointers, one of the bigger differences from the game.

Someone has edited the Oklahoma City Wikipedia page, which now says Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington is the city’s mayor, and his party affiliation is “MFFL.”

On Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks picked up a tight 137-136 win over their Southwestern Division rival New Orleans Pelicans. The offense was scorching hot, as the Mavericks shot 54.2% from the floor, 46.5% from three, and snagged 16 offensive rebounds to turn into 32 second-chance points.

Mavericks 121, Thunder 115 P.J. Washington: 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL Kyrie Irving: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL Spencer Dinwiddie: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST Jalen Williams: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4

P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford had double-doubles, four of their Dallas teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Mavericks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on Wednesday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 on Thursday night. P.J. Washington had 22 points and 19 rebounds and ...

P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136.