Luka Dončić had 20 points (12 at the free-throw line), 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 41st career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-102.
The Mavericks never trailed and led by as many as 22. The Mavericks led 70-48 with 6:13 left in the third quarter, and the Thunder cut it to 2 in the final seconds.
The Thunder had the ball down 2 with 2.6 seconds left, but Tim Hardaway Jr. stole the ball from Josh Giddey. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Thunder 12-10. Hardaway scored 4 of the Mavericks’ 12 on 1 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 2 steals in 14 seconds, the first leading to his own driving layup and the second to his own driving layup.
For the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points on 11 for 18 shooting.
The Thunder got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. Luguentz Dort fouled out.