Kristaps Porziņģis had a season-high 38 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Indiana Pacers 112-103.
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s 28-foot 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 9:20 left in the third quarter.
The Pacers got within 99-96 on Domantas Sabonis’ three-point play with 5:09 to play, but Hardaway answered with a driving layup, and the Pacers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Pacers 9-0. Dorian Finney-Smith scored 4 of the Mavericks’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Hardaway scored 25 points.
For the Pacers, Sabonis had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, and Victor Oladipo went 1 for 10 from 3.
The Mavericks went 22 for 23 at the line to the Pacers’ 8 for 11. The Pacers outscored the Mavericks 56-30 in the paint. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Pacers 55-40 in 22 minutes together.