Zion Williamson scored 24 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans used a fourth-quarter surge to win their fifth consecutive game, defeating the Dallas Mavericks 119-113 on Monday night in the Smoothie King Center.

Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight vs. the Pelicans? Jason Kidd says Flagg and Klay Thompson are available; Max Christie is out.

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Anthony Davis had 35 points and 17 rebounds, Klay Thompson had 20, and Cooper Flagg had 16. Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 24 points, but they ended up with six players in double figures, including Derik Queen with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists.

The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) are in Lousiana Monday night to play the New Orleans Pelicans (7-22). Dallas is coming off a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers where they lost the lead in the fourth quarter. New Orleans is riding a four-game hot streak where they’ve now won the majority of the games they’ve won this season.

That's exactly what happened in the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at American Airlines Center on Monday. After grabbing the rebound, Flagg dished the ball to Ryan Nembhard, who immediately knew what to do. He passed it back to Flagg, who then threw down a one-handed jam.