Anthony Davis had 30 points (18 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from 27 points down in the second quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-108.
The Lakers trailed 48-21 with 7:08 left in the second quarter and 61-47 at halftime. They were still down 56-32 with 3:45 left in the second quarter, with a 2.1% chance to win, and outscored the Mavericks 79-52 the rest of the way, the third-biggest comeback of the season.
The Mavericks had the ball down 3 with 18 seconds left, but Davis stole the ball from Luka Dončić. A 3-pointer would have tied the game. They had the ball down 3, but Kyrie Irving missed a 48-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Mavericks 14-13. Davis scored 7 of the Lakers’ 14 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Dennis Schröder had 5 of his 8 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Davis and Austin Reaves that put the Lakers ahead.
LeBron James had 26 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Jarred Vanderbilt added 15 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and 4 steals on 6 for 8 shooting. Davis and Schröder set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 26 points and 9 rebounds, and Irving added 21 points and 11 rebounds.
The Mavericks committed 17 turnovers to the Lakers’ 11. The Mavericks made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Dončić and 4 by Tim Hardaway Jr. They gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. The Lakers outscored the Mavericks 62-32 in the paint. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Mavericks 37-25 in 15 minutes together.