The Mavs hot shooting led by a Wesley Matthews three point barrage keys a road win.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Matthews, 36
Rebounds: Felton, 10
Assists: Williams, 9
+-: Matthews, +21
Wizards
Points: Wall, 28
Rebounds: Porter, 11
Assists: Wall, 10
+-: Neal, -1
Game Ball
Wesley Matthews
36 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 10-17 3PT
X-Factor
Jeremy Evans
7 points, 7 rebounds, 3-3 FG
Play of the Game
With just less than a minute left Wesley Matthews hit his franchise record-tying 10th three of a feed from Deron Williams. The three also gave Matthews 36 points to tie a career high.
Stat of the Game
Matthews' 10 threes were also an NBA season high. Stephen Curry has two games with 9 threes.
Of Note
- The Mavericks played the game fairly shorthanded. Both Chandler Parsons and JaVale McGee sat out the first night of a back-to-back while J.J. Barea sat out his 4th straight game with a sprained ankle and Dwight Powell sat with a minor knee injury. Then Devin Harris left the game in the second quarter with an injured hip after accidentally colliding with Justin Anderson.
- The Wizards were shorthanded themselves as they had to play ultra-small with most of their big men out. John Wall also left the game in the final minutes with a knee injury.
- George McCloud had the other game of 10 threes by a Maverick on Dec. 16, 1995. Mavs with 9 threes in a game are McCloud, Dennis Scott and Roddy Beaubois.
- Because of the missing players, Jeremy Evans and John Jenkins got extended minutes and both were bright spots. Evans had 7 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes while Jenkins made 2-3 shots and was a +15 in his 20 minutes.
- The Mavs have now won 11 straight vs. the Wizards their longest active streak vs. any opponent, with the last Washington win coming in the opening game of the 09-10 season.
- After turning it over 8 times against Houston, Deron Williams rebounded with only 1 turnover to go along with his 9 assists on the night.
“We were all excited for him. You know, he’s a guy that really endlessly works for the team. He always has to guard the best offensive player on the other team. And you’re just happy for a guy like that, that puts the team first and works so hard. He just hasn’t been able to break through with his shooting, but he was on a roll tonight. It felt like everything he was shooting was going to go in. It was fun to be a part of tonight.”
Dirk on Wes' big night
Tweet of the Night
Wesley Matthews' 3-point percentage went from 30.8 to 34.3 with his 10-of-17 night.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 7, 2015
Next Up
The Mavericks (12-9) play the back end of their East back-to-back tomorrow night against the Knicks (10-11) at the world's most famous arena.
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