Kyrie Irving scored 28 points (18 in the paint), and the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-107.
Irving’s reverse layup answered Tre Jones’ reverse layup and put the Mavericks back ahead for good with 3:46 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 106-103 on Devin Vassell’s driving layup with 1:07 to play, but Dante Exum answered with a 3-pointer, and the Spurs got no closer than 109-105.
Luka Dončić’s cutting layup with 12.7 seconds left made it 113-107 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Spurs 16-7. Exum scored 8 of the Mavericks’ 16 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Dončić had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists but shot 6 for 27, his 74th career triple-double.
For the Spurs, Tre Jones had 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 9 assists on 8 for 11 shooting.
The Spurs forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions.