Luka Dončić had 41 points (22 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 14 assists, his 47th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-125 in overtime.
Kevin Durant made a driving dunk on a pass from Ben Simmons with 8.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 112 for the Nets, but the Mavericks outscored them 17-13 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Nets 21-13. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 7 of the Mavericks’ 21 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Simmons had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Durant’s driving dunk that tied the game at 112, and the Nets scored 4 points off them. In that stretch, Dončić had 6 of his 14 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood that put the Mavericks ahead.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 39 points, 3 steals and 4 blocks, and Durant added 37 points. The Nets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 50.6% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Nets’ 46.2% and 34.3%. The Mavericks made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Hardaway. The Nets outscored the Mavericks 31-10 on the fast break. The Nets’ starters outscored the Mavericks 26-12 in 9 minutes together. David Duke Jr. fouled out.