Mavericks 129 76ers 103: Game 57 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs bounce back to crush the lowly Sixers as Dirk passes 29,000 points.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Matthews, 21
Rebounds: Pachulia, 10
Assists: Williams, 8
+-: Parsons, Matthews, +27
76ers
Points: Okafor, 31
Rebounds: Okafor, 8
Assists: McConnell, 6
+-: Holmes, +2

Game Ball
Wesley Matthews
21 points, 8-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

X-Factor
J.J. Barea
12 points, 5 assists, 5-9 FG

Play of the Game
Dirk hit a three from the top of the key early in the third quarter that made him the 6th player in NBA history to score 29,000 career points. He joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain in some exclusive company.

Stat of the Game
The Mavs made 34 out of their 36 free throw attempts in their best free throw shooting night of the season at 94.4%. Their previous best came against Utah on Nov. 20 when they were 16-17 for 94.1%.

Of Note

• The win was the Mavs largest margin of victory of the season, easily beating out their 16 point win against the Suns on opening night. The 129 points was also a season high beating the previous high of 119 accomplished twice.
• After the game, Rick Carlisle announced that the team has agreed to sign former all-star forward-center David Lee for the remainder of the season. Lee, who was recently waived by Boston will replace John Jenkins on the roster.
• Matthews' 21 points were the most he has scored since scoring 22 against Milwaukee on Dec. 28.
• Dirk made 5 threes tying a season high set on Nov. 11 against the Clippers.
• Devin Harris returned to action after missing 10 games with a strained left toe. Harris scored 8 points in 17 minutes off the bench.
• 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor scored 18 of his career high 31 points in the first quarter.
• The Mavericks have beaten the Sixers in 7 straight meetings.

Quote of Note
"It means you've been around for a long, long time and you've put in a few baskets here and there. I've been fortunate to be with this franchise for so long and stay injury free for the most part."
Dirk on crossing the 29,000 point plateu

Tweet of the Night

.@swish41 pic.twitter.com/5xrnsSdJif

— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) February 22, 2016

Next Up
The Mavericks (30-27) have two nights off before hosting Durant and Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder (40-16) on Wednesday.