Murphy’s block of Spencer Dinwiddie’s layup attempt with four seconds left sealed the Pelicans' 119-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at the Smoothie King Center. The Mavericks embarrassed the Pelicans back in November, handing Willie Green’s team its worst loss of the season.

The NBA's two-minute report won't help the Mavericks fans' belief that they were robbed of a win on Wednesday.

New Orleans Pelicans game on Wednesday night included arguably the biggest missed call of the NBA season. Missing a clear goaltending violation that would have put Dallas ahead with just a few seconds remaining,

Murray will be in Friday's lineup for the Pelicans, which should give New Orleans a better chance of winning three straight. The veteran guard is coming off a solid performance in Wednesday's win against the Mavericks, finishing with a season-high 30 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

Murray had 30 points (10-22 FG, 4-10 3Pt, 6-8 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 33 minutes during Wednesday's 119-116 victory over the Mavericks. After averaging 22.5 points on 45.9/36.

Pelicans Top Performers Dejounte Murray – 30 points (season-high), 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 3PM Trey Murphy III – 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists Mavericks Top Performers Daniel Gafford – 27 points (career-high),

Dallas Mavericks (22-18, sixth in the Western ... 1.5 fewer than the 117.1 the Pelicans give up. TOP PERFORMERS: Dejounte Murray is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for ...

But this was one of those eyebrow-raising moments that gives even more credence to the belief that referees should be fined for missed calls or poor judgment. New Orleans had the ball with around 15 seconds on the clock and a one-point lead.

It was a banner night for Jamal Murray, who dropped a season high 45 points to go with six assists. Murray show the ball efficiently all night, effectively ending the game by halftime with an incredible first half.

DALLAS — Jamal Murray ... It turned out to be an understatement. Murray was the best he’s been all season in a 118-99 Nuggets win over the Mavericks, piling on 32 of his 45 points in the ...

Quentin Grimes, Maxi Kleber and Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 10 points apiece for the Mavericks. Dallas is just 3-7 since losing star Luka Doncic to a left calf strain on Christmas Day.