Pelicans winning with depth while Mavericks show inconsistency

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The New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks were both short-handed Saturday night.

The visiting Pelicans overcame the absence of Brandon Ingram (Achilles), CJ McCollum (ankle), Zion Williamson (rest) and Trey Murphy III (knee soreness) in a 118-108 victory against the host Mavericks, who played without Luka Doncic (ankle), Dante Exum (plantar) and Dereck Lively II (ankl