A vintage Dirk 4th quarter and OT with a lot help from D-Will gives the Mavs a hard earned victory over a game Celtics squad.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 31
Rebounds: Pachulia, 19
Assists: Williams, 6
+-: Williams, +18
Celtics
Points: Thomas, Smart, 20
Rebounds: Sullinger, 11
Assists: Turner, 8
+-: Olynyk, +27
Game Ball
Dirk Nowitzki
31 points, 11 rebounds, 3-5 3PT, 12-13 FT
X-Factor
Zaza Pachulia
19 rebounds, +17
Play of the Game
With the Mavs holding a 1 point lead with 1:27 left in regulation, Dirk hit a straight on three while being fouled by Kelly Olynyk. His four point play gave the Mavs a 94-89 lead.
Stat of the Game
Dirk (21) and Deron Williams (14) combined for 35 points in the 4th quarter and overtime.
Of Note
- The Mavericks were a perfect 4-4 on threes and 6-6 from the line in ovetime.
- The Mavs 13 point halftime lead was turned into a deficit entering the final period as they were outscored 33-18 in the third period.
- Former Mav Jae Crowder forced overtime after hitting three free throws with 6.7 left in regulation after being fouled shooting a three by Raymond Felton.
- Dallas has now played 3 straight overtime games at home for the first time in franchise history.
- The only Celtic player who had a positive +- was Kelly Olynyk who was a whopping +27.
- The Mavs have now beaten the Celtics 7 consecutive times including 6 in a row and 11 out of 12 at the AAC.
"It's been so much fun playing with him. I wish it would have happened sooner."
D-Will on Dirk
Tweet of the Night
Welp. Hat's off to Dirk once again.
— CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) January 19, 2016
Next Up
The Mavericks (24-19) face off against the Timberwolves (13-29) for the second time in a week and a half on Wednesday at the AAC.
No comments:
Post a Comment