Luka Doncic had scored 15 points when he strained his left thigh and left the game as the Dallas Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 113-106 in the NBA on Wednesday.
Doncic didn't return to the court after that, as CJ McCollum scored 13 of his game-high 32 points in the final four minutes, which helped hosts New Orleans Pelicans register a win.
McCollum finished 6 of 8 on 3-pointers and made three straight during his late-game blitz to stem the Mavericks' rally from a 19-point deficit.
Trey Murphy III added 16 points, Herbert Jones Jr. and Jaxson Hayes scored 14 each, and Brandon Ingram had 12 before leaving the game for good late in the second quarter because of a right ankle sprain.
Kyrie Irving scored 27, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 17, Christian Wood also scored 15, Dwight Powell had 12 and Jaden Hardy 11 to lead the Mavericks.
Murphy's 3-pointer gave New Orleans a 64-45 lead early in the third quarter, but Dallas made a push.
Irving made two 3-pointers and Hardaway added another as the Mavericks pulled within 69-61.
Later in the quarter, Jones and Willy Hernangomez scored four points each and the Pelicans held an 83-65 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Dallas used six 3-pointers, including Irving's four-point play, and two three-point plays to close within 97-94 with 4:12 remaining, but McCollum answered by making five consecutive shots to preserve the lead and help put the game away.
Doncic had three assists as Powell scored the last six Mavericks points of an early run, producing a 16-8 lead.
The Pelicans turned the tables by outscoring Dallas 16-8, led by Jones' five points, to forge a 24-all tie at the end of the first quarter.
McCollum and Naji Marshall both made a 3-pointer as New Orleans scored the first eight points of the second quarter and the lead grew to 39-28 on a 3-pointer by Josh Richardson.
The Mavericks pulled within six points on a three-point play by Wood, but the Pelicans scored the next six points to make it 47-35.
The Pelicans led 59-43 at half-time.
(With agency inputs)
