Kyle Kuzma had 18 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-101 in overtime for their fourth straight win.
Harrison Barnes made a pull-up jumper with 5.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 95 for the Mavericks, but the Lakers outscored them 12-6 in overtime.
Jordan Clarkson’s 13-foot step-back jumper with 2:00 left in overtime made it 104-99, and Julius Randle’s fadeaway with 18.3 seconds left in overtime put it away at 106-101.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Mavericks 25-18. Clarkson scored 9 of the Lakers’ 25 on 4 for 5 shooting.
Randle had 23 points (18 in the paint) and 15 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Dennis Smith Jr. scored 23 points, and Yogi Ferrell went 1 for 10 from 3.
The Lakers shot 45.3% from the field and 30.8% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 37.8% and 25.6%. The Mavericks got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Lakers outscored the Mavericks 54-30 in the paint. The Mavericks did not make a field goal in the last 3:58. The Mavericks were outscored 29-17 in 11 minutes with Matthews, Barnes, Powell, Ferrell and Smith on the floor together.