Mavericks 114 Wizards 87: Game 33 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs finish 2014 in style by dismantling one of the East's best teams.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 20
Rebounds: Chandler, 12
Assists: Rondo, Barea, 5
+-: Parsons, Ellis, +20
Wizards
Points: Wall, Humphries, 11
Rebounds: Humphries, 7
Assists: Wall, 8
+-: Blair, Porter, Temple, -2

Game Ball
Monta Ellis
20 points, 4 steals, 8-15 FG

X-Factor
Richard Jefferson
14 points, 4 rebounds, 6-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

Goat Horns
Bradley Beal
10 points, 4-14 FG, 3 TO

Play of the Game
In the third quarter a patented Chandler Parsons pump-fake leads to an and-one opportunity on a off-balance shot that was nearly a three, but Parsons had a foot on the line.

Stat of the Game
Turnovers were a huge part in the blowout as the Mavs only turned it over 7 times, including 0 in the second half. Meanwhile the Wizards turned it over 23 times.

Of Note

• The win was the Mavericks 10th straight over the Wizards, their longest active streak against any opponent.
• There were a combined 56 fast break points between the teams: 31 for the Mavs, 25 for Washington.   
• Every single Maverick scored including Raymond Felton and Dwight Powell who scored their first points for Dallas.
• Dirk was 9-10 from the line coming off a game against OKC where he was 12-12. These are his only two games so far this season where he was in double-digit free throw attempts.
• Charlie Villanueva continued his strong play recently, scoring 14 points in 12 minutes on 6-8 shooting.

Grades
Nowitzki: B+
Parsons: A-
Chandler: A-
Ellis: A
Rondo: A-
Villanueva: A+
Harris: B+
Smith: A
Jefferson: A+
Barea: A-

Quote of Note
 "I just hate watching basketball from the sideline. That's just always been my nature. I just get prepared and don't think about it, go out there and play and worry about the injury afterward. It's not a pride thing. It's just something I love doing."
Monta on playing after spraining his ankle in Sunday's game.

Tweet of the Night
 

Wizards staffer I overheard discussing Mavs on way out of AAC: "That's the best team we've seen in the West."
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 31, 2014

Next Up
The Mavericks (23-10) begin 2015 with Rajon Rondo's return to Boston on Friday to face his former Celtics (10-18) teammates.