After string of close losses, Mavs heating up ahead of Pelicans clash

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The Dallas Mavericks have played a lot of close games of late.

The results had been unfavorable until the Mavericks followed a blowout victory over San Antonio with a two-point win at Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Dallas will try to notch a third straight win when it hosts the New Orleans Pelicansin an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.

"All these games mean something," guard Kyrie Irving