Mavericks 108 Kings 104 (OT): Game 39 Recap

The Lead
It was anything but pretty, but the Mavs were able to overcome a 10 point deficit with 4 minutes in regulation to win in OT and stop a two game losing streak.

Box Score 

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 28
Rebounds: Chandler, 17
Assists: Ellis, 10
+-: Nowitzki, +19
Kings
Points: Cousins, 32
Rebounds: Cousins, 16
Assists: Cousins, 9
+-: McCallum, +8

Game Ball
Monta Ellis
28 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals

X-Factor
Tyson Chandler
16 points, 17 rebounds, 6-8 FG, 4-6 FT

Goat Horns
Darren Collison
6-20 FG, 0-6 3PT, 3 assists, 3 turnovers

Play of the Game
With the Mavs down one and the shot clock running down with 1:14 left in OT, Rajon Rondo nails a three to put the Mavs ahead for good.

Stat of the Game
The Mavs were able to overcome a 59-44 rebounding deficit by turning the ball over only 10 times, compared to 20 turnovers by the Kings, including 9 by DeMarcus Cousins.

Of Note

• After falling behind 95-85 with 4 minutes left in regulation, the Mavs outscored the Kings 23-9 for the remainder of the game, as the Kings would only make one more field goal.
• Rondo broke out of a shooting slump by going 10-16 from the field, including the big three in overtime.
• The Mavericks are 4-0 in overtime games this year beating the Kings, Bulls, Knicks and Nets.
• Cousins had an amazing game with 32 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists but fouled out on an offensive foul on Tyson Chandler with 21.7 left in the 4th quarter.
• The Mavericks bench really struggled going 5-24 from the field, with Devin Harris making three of those shots.
• The Kings were only 1-18 on threes.

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

Quote of Note
"We hate losing, and you've got to hate losing more than you love winning."
Chandler Parsons

Tweet of the Night

That's the "Playoff Rondo" everyone told us was so awesome. Cool.
— Kevin Turner (@ktfuntweets) January 14, 2015

Next Up
The Mavs (27-12) have a tough turnaround on the second night of a back-to-back in Denver, against the Nuggets (17-20) at 8:00.