The San Antonio Spurs rallied from 19 points down in the first quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-101.
The Spurs trailed 23-4 with 4:33 left in the first quarter and 56-45 at halftime. They outscored the Mavericks 101-78 the rest of the way.
DeMar DeRozan’s 20-foot pull-up jumper with 36.8 seconds left made it 103-99, and Marco Belinelli’s 2 free throws with 11.9 seconds left put it away at 105-99.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Mavericks 9-7. In the fourth quarter, DeRozan had 5 of his 9 assists, 4 of them on baskets by Belinelli, Patty Mills and Davis Bertans that put the Spurs ahead.
Mills scored 14 points off the bench.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 25 points (14 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Harrison Barnes went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Spurs shot 49.4% from the field and 43.3% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 43.0% and 35.7%. They outscored the Mavericks 12-0 on the fast break. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Spurs 38-26 in 18 minutes together.