Terry Rozier scored 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-120 in overtime.
Terry Rozier made a floater with 19 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 103, and the Hornets outscored the Mavericks 20-17 in overtime.
The Mavericks had the ball down 3, but Luka Dončić missed a 55-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Mavericks 25-21. Rozier (No. 7 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 9 of the Hornets’ 25 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Devonte' Graham had 27 points and 13 assists. Graham and P.J. Washington set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, his 18th career triple-double, and Maxi Kleber added a career-high 24 points (10 in the second quarter) with 6 3-pointers off the bench.
The Hornets went 28 for 31 at the line to the Mavericks’ 11 for 13. The Mavericks gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Hornets missed. The Hornets’ starters were outscored 64-54 in 23 minutes together. Dwight Powell fouled out.