Nowitzki’s layup with 19 seconds left in overtime lifts Mavericks past Nets
Dirk Nowitzki made a layup with 19 seconds left in overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-118 in overtime.
Thaddeus Young made a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 108 for the Nets, but the Mavericks outscored them 11-10 in overtime.
The Nets had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Jarrett Jack missed an 18-foot fadeaway with 3.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Nets 22-20. J.J. Barea scored 8 of the Mavericks’ 22 on 3 for 6 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. With 57 seconds left in overtime, Young stole the ball from Barea, and Brook Lopez’s 8-foot hook shot off it put the Nets ahead 118-117.
Barea had 32 points and 11 assists, and Nowitzki added 22 points.
For the Nets, Young had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals on 14 for 20 shooting, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 17 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 6 for 8 shooting.
The Nets outscored the Mavericks 22-8 off turnovers. The Nets’ starters outscored the Mavericks 38-27 in 14 minutes together.