Mavericks 140 Lakers 106: Game 13 Recap

The Lead
The league's best offense puts on a clinic against the worst defense as the Mavs post their highest points total in over five years.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 23
Rebounds: Aminu, 6
Assists: Ellis, 10
+-: Wright, +24
Lakers
Points: Lin, 18
Rebounds: Hill, 10
Assists: Bryant, 7
+-: Boozer, -3

Game Balls
Run DMC
Dirk: 23 points, 8-10 FG
Monta: 20 points, 10 assists, 7-10 FG
Chandler: 21 points, 8-13 FG, great D on Kobe

X-Factor
J.J. Barea
16 points, 8 assists, 5-5 3PT

Goat Horns
Kobe Bryant
17 points, 6-22 FG, -29

Play(s) of the Game
The Mavs scored 7 points in the last 5.9 seconds of the first quarter. First Dirk hit two free throws then Robert Sacre threw away the inbounds pass to Jae Crowder who scored  and was fouled. He missed the free throw but it was rebounded by Richard Jefferson who found J.J. Barea for a buzzer beating three. The score went from 31-27 Mavs to 38-27.

Stat of the Game
The Mavs 140 points are their most since they scored that many against Phoenix on April 5, 2009. They also tied the AAC scoring record from that game.

Of Note

• The Mavs four game winning streak against the Lakers is their most all-time against them.
• The Mavs current 6 game winning streak is their longest since February 2012. 
• For the game Dallas shot 61.2% from the field and hit 18-35 threes. They also scored 30 or more in all four quarters.
• Monta Ellis scored 18 of his 20 points and Chandler Parsons scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter.
• No Mavericks starter played in the fourth quarter.
• 8 Mavs scored in double figures for the second time this year.
• This was the league high fifth time the Mavs had at least a 30 point lead in a game.
• Devin Harris missed his second straight game with right lower leg soreness. He is questionable for tomorrow's game vs. Houston.

Grades
Nowitzki: A+
Parsons: A+
Chandler: A-
Ellis: A+
Nelson: A-
Aminu: A
Wright: A
Barea: A+
Crowder: A
Jefferson: B
Smith: B
Villanueva: B

Quote of Note
 "When you play a team that's so dominated by one player, I wanted to take the challenge. I wanted to guard [Kobe Bryant]. I wanted to do whatever it took for our team to win. You stop him, you stop them. I just wanted to make it difficult for him. He's one of the best scorers to ever play the game. I just tried to use my size and stay down on his fakes and make him shoot over a taller defender."
Chandler Parsons on guarding Kobe

They Tweeted It
 

Byron Scott called the Mavericks a championship caliber team. So cancel those early summer vacation plans, @espn_macmahon.
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) November 22, 2014

Next Up
It's the long-awaited Chandler Parsons homecoming tomorrow at 7:00 as the 10-3 Mavericks face the 9-3 Rockets who probably will be without Dwight Howard.