Mavericks 132 Blazers 120 (OT): Game 70 Recap

The Lead
Dirk's 40 points and a monster day from D-Will help the Mavs pull out a huge overtime win.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 40
Rebounds: Mejri, 14
Assists: Williams, 16
+-: Mejri, +30
Blazers
Points: Lillard, 26
Rebounds: Plumlee, 19
Assists: Lillard, McCollum, 8
+-: Davis, +7

Game Balls
Dirk Nowitzki
40 points, 8 rebounds, 16-26 FG, 3-5 3PT
Deron Williams
31 points, 16 assists, 11-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

X-Factor
Salah Mejri
13 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks, 4-6 FG

Stat of the Game
Dirk became the 4th player in NBA history to score at least 40 points at age 37 or older. The other are Michael Jordan (8x), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4x) and Karl Malone (2x).

Play of the Game


Of Note

• It was Dirk's 20th career 40 point game and first since Jan. 11, 2014.
• Deron Williams was the first Mav to have at least 30 points and 15 assists in a game since Jason Kidd in 1996.
• Chandler Parsons missed the game with a sore right hamstring he injured against Golden State on Friday.
• The Mavs shot 15-25 on threes including making 11 out of their first 13 attempts. Wesley Matthews was 5-7 from deep against his old team.
• The Mavericks won the season series against Portland which could be a crucial playoff tiebreaker.
• Dallas has now played 12 overtime games which is the most in franchise history and tied for the 5th most in NBA history. They have an 8-4 record in those games.

Quote of Note
"He just keeps on doing it. You know, Father Time just can't catch up with him."
D-Will on Dirk

Tweet of the Night

this is a god dream pic.twitter.com/yFqzQik0Ek

— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) March 20, 2016

Next Up
The Mavericks (35-35) face off once against the Blazers (36-35) on Wednesday, this time in Portland.