Kyle O'Quinn had 15 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96.
The Knicks never trailed and led by as many as 13.
The Mavericks got within 92-89 on Salah Mejri’s 2 free throws with 2:51 to play, but Kristaps Porziņģis answered with 2 free throws. They had the ball in a tie game with 51 seconds left, but O'Quinn stole the ball from J.J. Barea, lifting the Knicks’ chance to win from 45% to 47%. A basket would have put the Mavericks ahead.
Courtney Lee’s 2 free throws with 7.3 seconds left made it 100-94 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Mavericks 8-7. Lee scored 4 of the Knicks’ 8 at the line, 4 for 4.
Porziņģis had 29 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes scored 25 points (10 in the fourth quarter).
The Knicks shot 45.8% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 38.0% and 25.0%. The Mavericks outscored the Knicks 26-4 off turnovers. The Mavericks outscored the Knicks 23-9 in 6 minutes with Harris, Barea, Matthews, Barnes and Mejri on the floor together.