Mavericks 135 Thunder 131: Game 75 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs get an important win in an incredible offensive shootout as Parsons takes over late.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 26
Rebounds: Chandler, 10
Assists: Rondo, 10
+-: Harris, +15
Thunder
Points: Morrow, 32
Rebounds: Kanter, 16
Assists: Westbrook, 11
+-: McGary, Novak, +5

Game Ball
Chandler Parsons
22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 10-15 FG

X-Factor
Amare Stoudemire
18 points, 4 rebounds, 8-9 FG, 20 minutes

Goat Horns
D.J. Augustin
3 points, 1 assists, 1-4 FG, 20 minutes

Play of the Game
Clinging to one point lead with 13 seconds left, Chandler Parsons hit a turnaround jumper to put the Mavs up three.

Stat of the Game
The Mavs scored 135 points despite making only 4 threes thanks to 72 points in the paint and 62% shooting.

Of Note

• The win gave the Mavs a 4 game lead over OKC for 7th in the West and the tiebreaker by wining the season series 3-1.
• Parsons scored 13 of his points in the last 5:08 of the game on 6-6 shooting.
• The Thunder had three different 30 point scorers (Morrow, Westbrook, Kanter). They are the first team to do that and lose since 1997. 
• Despite getting a triple-double, the Mavs led by Rajon Rondo held Russell Westbrook to 10-32 shooting.
• The game was the highest scoring game of the season in the NBA.

Grades
Nowitzki: A-
Parsons: A+
Chandler: A-
Ellis: A
Rondo: A
Stoudemire: A+
Harris: A-
Barea: A-
Aminu: A

Quote of Note
"It was a great basketball game. Every once in a while, you stand over there and you say, 'This is an unbelievable game to be a part of,' and it was. The extreme momentum swings back and forth - the shot making was breathtaking."
Rick Carlisle

They Tweeted It

The complete list of players who score more PPP as P&R ball-handlers than Parsons (0.962) (min 100 poss): L Williams, C Paul, S Curry
— Bobby Karalla (@bobbykaralla) April 2, 2015

Next Up
The Mavericks (46-29) face another MVP candidate, when James Harden and the Houston Rockets (51-24), come to the AAC, tonight at 7:30.