DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks, who are still without All-Star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 117-111 on Thursday night thanks to a late 16-0 run led by Jaden Hardy, who scored a season-high 25 points off the bench, P.J. Washington, who finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Dereck Lively II, who added season highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds. Dallas has won two straight after a five-game losing streak.
Scoot Henderson made all 12 of his free throws and scored 20 points off the bench. With 4:33 remaining, Portland had a 109-99 lead, but missed its next six field goals and had two turnovers. With 2:26 remaining, Washington made two free throws to tie the game at 109-109. With 1:58 remaining, they took a lead of 112-109 thanks to a 3-pointer from the right corner.
Takeaways
The Blazers were only 3 of 9 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter, despite starting the game with an average of 12.1 3-pointers and surpassing it late in the third period.
Mavericks: Hardy has scored 18.0 points per game over the last four games, with an average of 7.6 points per game this season. Klay Thompson had a quiet evening, shooting just one out of six from the field and 0 out of 4 from three-point range.
Key moment
With 40 seconds remaining, Dallas’ Quentin Grimes tipped back Spencer Dinwiddie’s miss to tie the score at 112-109. With 31.8 seconds remaining, he converted a one-hand heave into a three-point play to finish the 16-point run at 115-109.
Key stat
Dallas, playing without its best outside shooters, outscored Portland 58-38 in the paint.
Up next
The Blazers host Miami on Saturday night.
MAVERICKS 117, BLAZERS 111
PORTLAND (111) — Avdija 4-12 0-2 9, Camara 4-14 0-0 11, Ayton 3-6 0-0 6, Sharpe 8-19 3-3 22, Simons 9-22 0-0 22, Murray 2-3 0-0 5, Clingan 4-4 2-3 11, Banton 2-6 0-0 5, Henderson 3-7 12-12 20. Totals 39-93 17-20 111.
DALLAS (117) — Marshall 5-9 1-1 11, Washington 5-13 11-11 23, Lively II 9-13 3-3 21, Dinwiddie 5-12 6-8 17, Thompson 1-6 1-1 3, Prosper 0-2 0-0 0, Gafford 0-3 2-2 2, Kleber 0-0 2-2 2, Grimes 5-12 1-1 13, Hardy 10-18 0-1 25. Totals 40-88 27-30 117.
Portland 28 30 31 22 — 111
Dallas 20 33 28 36 — 117
3-Point Goals—Portland 16-36 (Simons 4-10, Sharpe 3-6, Camara 3-8, Henderson 2-4, Banton 1-1, Clingan 1-1, Murray 1-1, Avdija 1-5), Dallas 10-30 (Hardy 5-9, Washington 2-5, Grimes 2-6, Dinwiddie 1-5, Marshall 0-1, Thompson 0-4). Rebounds—Portland 43 (Clingan 11), Dallas 53 (Lively II 16). Assists—Portland 24 (Avdija, Henderson, Simons 4), Dallas 26 (Dinwiddie 5). Total Fouls—Portland 22, Dallas 18. A—19,241 (19,200)
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