The Dallas Mavericks lost their third consecutive game on Wednesday night to the last-place team in the NBA’s Western Conference New Orleans Pelicans 119-116. The nature of the defeat is what drew attention, however.

Tonight, two teams whose seasons thus far have been devastated by injury will take the court as the Dallas Mavericks travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. These woes will continue into the 7 p.m.

But on Wednesday night, it was his blocked shot in the final seconds that was the biggest play of the night. 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 Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks opened a two-game mini-series on Tuesday. Denver and Dallas are 1-1 in the season series, so the winner gets the advantage.

Jamal Murray, who signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension last year, produced his best offensive performance of the season Tuesday, scoring a season-high 45 points in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.