Mavericks 105 Wizards 102: Game 12 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs overcome plenty of adversity as they hold off the Wizards for a gutty road win.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 34
Rebounds: Chandler, 16
Assists: Barea, 6
+-: Chandler, +11
Wizards
Points: Beal, 21
Rebounds: Gorat, Wall, Humphries, 6
Assists: Wall, 11
+-: Nene, +7

Game Ball
Monta Ellis
34 points, 4 assists, 10-21 FG, 12-14 FT

X-Factor
J.J. Barea
14 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 4-8 FG, 5-6 FT

Goat Horns
Nene
9 points, 5 rebounds, 3-9 FG

Play of the Game
After leaving the game after twisting his ankle with 8 minutes left, Dirk returns to action to hit a key three with 1:20 to go that put the Mavs up 102-97.

Stat of the Game
J.J. Barea (10) and Brandan Wright (8) combined for 18 fourth quarter points off the bench.


Of Note

• Monta Ellis kept the Mavs afloat early scoring 18 of the Mavs 23 first quarter points.
• Devin Harris missed the game with right lower leg soreness. He hopes to return to action on Friday.
• Bradley Beal scored 21 points in his first game of the season for the Wizards after wrist surgery.
• After scoring 13 points in the first quarter, Marcin Gortat was held to four points for the remainder of the game.
• Wright through down a ridiculous facial slam off a lob from Barea for an and-one that put the Mavs up by 5 early in the fourth quarter.

Grades
Nowitzki: B
Parsons: C+
Chandler: A
Ellis: A
Nelson: D
Wright: A
Barea: A
Aminu: B
Crowder: B

Quote of Note
"It was a close game, so if I can walk, I want to be out there. And it actually felt OK, once it loosened up.Just rolled (the ankle) a little bit, like I've done a million times in my career. Just had to walk it off coming back here, re-taped it and came right back out. Popped some pills."
Dirk on his injury

They Tweeted It

#mavs first half in five words: pic.twitter.com/y0Me5Man3I
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) November 20, 2014

Next Up
The Mavericks (9-3) briefly return home Friday at 7:30 to face Kobe and the Lakers (3-9), who have surprisingly won two in a row.