National Basketball Association
Charlotte 123, Dallas 120
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2020
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#34 Kevin Cutler, #48 Scott Foster, #83 Andy Nagy
Attendance:
20327
By Field Level Media
Terry Rozier scored 29 points and Devonte' Graham added 27 as the visiting Charlotte Hornets opened a 20-point first-half lead and still had to rally for a 123-120 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
PJ Washington added 19 points as the Hornets came back from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win consecutive road games following a six-game losing streak.
The Hornets tied the score 103-103 with 19 seconds remaining in regulation on a layup by Rozier, who scored seven points in the extra period for the victory.
Luka Doncic scored 39 points and Maxi Kleber added a career-high 24 as the Mavericks lost for the third time in their last four games.
Doncic added 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his team-record 10th triple-double of the season. The Mavericks are now 1-1 at the start of their season-long six-game homestand.
The Hornets' Miles Bridges hit two free throws with 20.7 seconds remaining in overtime for a 119-116 lead before Doncic made a layup with 11.3 seconds left to pull the Mavericks within a point. Rozier then hit two free throws with 9.9 seconds to push the lead to 121-118.
Seth Curry hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 121-120 before Graham made two from the foul line for the game's final margin. Doncic's desperation 3-pointer from half court was off the mark.
Charlotte led 51-31 with 4:10 remaining in the first half before the Mavericks started to assert themselves on offense. Dallas trailed 57-44 at halftime before taking a 75-72 lead with 3:35 remaining in the third on a Kleber 3-pointer.
Bridges and Bismack Biyombo scored 11 each for the Hornets. Biyombo had 13 rebounds, while Bridges had 11.
Dorian Finney-Smith had 15 points for the Mavericks while Curry had 12. J.J. Barea had 11 points and a season-high nine assists for Dallas.
It was the third consecutive game that the Mavericks played without Kristaps Porzingis (knee) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (hamstring).
--Field Level Media
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Charlotte |
|
Dallas |
|
Terry Rozier 29 |
Scoring |
Luka Doncic 39 |
|
Devonte' Graham 13 |
Assists |
Luka Doncic 10 |
|
Bismack Biyombo 13 |
Rebounds |
Luka Doncic 12 |
|
Devonte' Graham 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Luka Doncic 6 |
|
Malik Monk 2 |
Steals |
Dwight Powell 3 |
|
Miles Bridges 1 |
Blocks |
Dorian Finney-Smith 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charlotte
|
123 |
49.4 |
11-25 |
28-31 |
27 |
53 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
| Dallas
|
120 |
47.0 |
15-50 |
11-13 |
28 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .522 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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Charlotte will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Hornets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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