NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans outlasted the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 119-116 on Wednesday night after Trey Murphy III had a disputed block of Spencer Dinwiddie ‘s layup for the lead with four seconds left.
Murphy had 24 points and 10 rebounds, capped by game-sealing free throws with two seconds left, but video replays made his block look more like a goaltend that wasn’t called.
“The league wants to get it right,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “The referees have a tough job. They clearly did not get that right, and it cost us maybe the game.”…