Jalen Brunson had 31 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-108.
Brunson’s 9-foot floater put the Mavericks ahead for good with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs had the ball down 1 with 2.7 seconds left, but Dorian Finney-Smith stole the ball from Keldon Johnson, lifting the Mavericks’ chance to win from 86% to 96%. A basket would have put the Spurs ahead.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Spurs 15-14. Brunson scored 13 of the Mavericks’ 15 on 5 for 5 shooting and 3 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Finney-Smith had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Mavericks scored 2 points off them.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points, and Luka Dončić added 23 points (10 in the first quarter), 12 rebounds and 7 assists. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Dejounte Murray had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and Devin Vassell added a career-high 21 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench.
The Mavericks outscored the Spurs 15-4 in 5 minutes with Hardaway, Marjanovic, Brown, Brunson and Green on the floor together. Doug McDermott fouled out.