Mavericks 90 Lakers 82: Game 9 Recap

The Lead
The Mavericks pull out an ugly win thanks to another strong effort from Zaza.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Pachulia, 18
Rebounds: Pachulia, 16
Assists: Williams, 7
+-: Harris, +20
Lakers
Points: Clarkson, 21
Rebounds: Randle, Bass, 10
Assists: Russell, 5
+-: Bryant, +5

Game Ball
Zaza Pachulia
18 points, 16 rebounds, 5-7 FG, 8-11 FT

X-Factor
Dwight Powell
10 points, 12 rebounds, 3-6 FG, 4-4 FT

Play of the Game
Early in the second quarter, Dirk posts up Kobe Bryant and then gets free for a sweet up and under move for a layup.

Stat of the Game
The Mavs were able to win despite shooting only 36.6% from the field, by holding the Lakers to 33% shooting including a combined 0-13 from Metta World Peace and Nick Young.

Of Note

• The win gives the Mavs back-to-back wins for the first time all season.
• Chandler Parsons played in parts of two halves for the first all season as he scored a season high 9 points in 18 minutes.
• In perhaps his last game at the AAC, Kobe got off to a hot start, hitting his first three shots before tailing off and finishing up 7-15 for 19 points.
• The Mavericks have now won 9 straight against the Lakers.
• The Mavs got off to a slow start, falling behind 19-9 to start the game. They were able to stem the tide however with a 9-0 run and would go ahead for good with 2:49 left in the first quarter.

Quote of Note
"My numbers don't count; they don't matter without the win. Thank you to my teammates for finding me. Thank you to my teammates for missing some good shots offensively so that I could get some offensive rebounds."
Zaza on his big night

Tweet of the Night

Zaza Pachulia, crunch-time go-to guy.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) November 14, 2015

Next Up
The Mavericks (5-4), finish off their only 4 games in 5 nights stretch of the season tomorrow in Houston against the struggling Rockets (4-5).