Pelicans' Head Coach Willie Green Sidelined by Illness, Assistant Coach James Borrego Steps In

Pelicans Struggle with Five-Game Losing Streak, Mavericks' Maxi Kleber Out with Injury

Willie Green, the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, missed the game against the Dallas Mavericks due to a non-COVID illness.
Assistant coach James Borrego, a former Charlotte head coach, filled in for Green.
The Pelicans were on a five-game losing streak entering the game against the Mavericks.
Pelicans' top defensive player Herbert Jones returned to the lineup from a bruised right leg that had sidelined him for three games.
Mavericks' forward-center Maxi Kleber missed his third straight game due to a dislocated toe on his right foot.