Spurs rally from 18 down in the second quarter to beat Mavericks
Kyle Anderson had 15 points (8 in the fourth quarter), 10 rebounds and a season-high 5 steals, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-91.
The Spurs trailed 52-34 at halftime. Their chance to win fell to 5% with 11:20 left in the third quarter, and they outscored the Mavericks 62-39 the rest of the way.
The Mavericks had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Raymond Felton missed a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
Kyle Anderson’s 2 free throws with 1.9 seconds left made it 96-91 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Mavericks 16-14. Kyle Anderson scored 6 of the Spurs’ 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Boban Marjanovic had a career-high 22 points and 12 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting.
For the Mavericks, Felton scored 22 points (10 in the first quarter) off the bench, and Dirk Nowitzki went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Spurs shot 47.3% from the field to the Mavericks’ 40.3% and outscored them 42-20 in the paint. The Mavericks’ starters were outscored 27-10 in 10 minutes together.