Naji Marshall scored 30 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards 111-105 to end a 4-game losing streak.
P.J. Washington’s 2 free throws put the Mavericks ahead for good with 4:36 left in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards got within 108-105 on Tre Johnson’s 11-foot pull-up jumper with 45 seconds to play, but Marshall answered with a free throw, and the Wizards got no closer.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Wizards 11-6. Washington scored 8 of the Mavericks’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
For the Wizards, CJ McCollum scored 25 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter), and Cam Whitmore added 19 points (11 in the third quarter) off the bench.
The Wizards committed 18 turnovers to the Mavericks’ 13. The Mavericks outscored the Wizards 33-13 on the fast break. Kyshawn George fouled out.