Dorian Finney-Smith made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Luka Dončić with 9.3 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards 125-124.
Bradley Beal’s 2 free throws had put the Wizards ahead 124-122 with 26 seconds left.
The Wizards had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Beal missed a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Wizards 14-13. Finney-Smith scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Dončić had 7 of his 20 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke and Finney-Smith that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Burke and Finney-Smith that put the Mavericks ahead.
Dončić had 31 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists, his 35th career triple-double, and Finney-Smith added 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Wizards, Russell Westbrook had 42 points (18 in the second quarter), 10 rebounds and 9 assists, and Beal added 29 points.
The Wizards outscored the Mavericks 60-40 in the paint. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 19-8 in 5 minutes together.