Thunder beat Mavericks 109-106
The Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Dallas Mavericks 109-106 for their seventh straight win.
The Mavericks came back from 6 down to lead by 1 early in the third quarter, but the Thunder answered with an 18-5 run and led 97-80 with 7:49 left. The Mavericks got within 107-106 with 1:06 left.
The Mavericks got within 107-106 on Deron Williams’ 3-pointer with 1:06 to play, but Kevin Durant answered with a 19-foot pull-up jumper, and the Mavericks got no closer. They had the ball down 3, but Chandler Parsons missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Thunder 4-2. Williams (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2015-16) scored all 4 of the Mavericks’ points on 1 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Durant had 24 points and 7 assists, and Enes Freedom added 16 points (10 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Mavericks, Parsons scored 26 points, and Williams added 22 points. Wesley Matthews had 13 points (8 in the paint) and a season-high 5 steals but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Mavericks gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Thunder missed. The Thunder outscored the Mavericks 47-27 off the bench. The Thunder were outscored 37-20 in 13 minutes with Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Singler and Waiters on the floor together.