Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX | Game ID: 22300059
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 29 25 30 37 121HOU 22 28 38 27 115
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Doncic scores 41, Mavericks prevent Rockets from advancing with a 121-115 victory
DALLAS -- — Luka Doncic had 41 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Dallas Mavericks prevented the Houston Rockets from advancing to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 121-115 victory on Tuesday night.
Kyrie Irving added 22 of his 27 points in the second half for the Mavericks, who had already been eliminated. Their victory allowed the New Orleans Pelicans to win Group B in the Western Conference with a 3-1 record.
Doncic fell just short of his 59th career triple-double. That would have tied him for ninth place all-time with Larry Bird. He shot 15 of 29, 3 of 10 on 3-pointers.
“Sometimes we take him for granted, and we shouldn’t,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “He’s about winning, but it just so happens he’s a walking triple-double.”
The Mavericks, who trailed by nine points in the third quarter, grabbed the lead for good at 99-98 with 6:25 to play on a drive by Irving. Leading 103-100 with 5:25 left, they went on an 8-2 run that included three free throws by Derrick Jones Jr . when he was fouled by Dillon Brooks on a 25-footer with the shot clock about to expire.
Jabari Smith Jr.’s 3-pointer with 8 seconds left pulled the Rockets within 119-115 before Dallas closed it out.
Doncic played after sustaining a low-grade sprain of his left thumb on his non-shooting hand early in Saturday’s game. He wore a wrap on the thumb.
Doncic made a hook shot from the free throw line after recovering a loose ball near the baseline.
“I’m 2 for 2 in my career on the hooks,” Doncic said, saying the other came while playing for the Slovenian national team against Sweden.
Irving shot 2 for 11 in the first half, 1 for 5 on 3-pointers, with no free-throw attempts. He was 6 for 11 in the second half, hitting 1 of 2 behind the arc, and sank all nine free throws.
“I told the team, ‘Played well enough to win, not smart enough to win,’” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “We were extra-aggressive, especially at the end of the third quarter. Had multiple players make a few dumb fouls, put Kyrie at the line and got him going when he didn’t have a lot going. You can be aggressive, obviously, but slapping somebody on a 3-point shot on the arm is an unintelligent play. It has nothing to do with aggression.”
Alperen Sengun had a season-best 31 points for the Rockets, who had six scorers in double figures. Fred VanVleet had 10 points and 12 assists.
The Rockets have lost all six of their road games this season. They went into play leading the NBA by allowing an average of 104.4 points per game.
The Mavericks didn’t use the specially built court for either of their home tournament games, citing dissatisfaction with the quality.
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Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrIiWi 5 8 +1 3 12 25 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 2 2 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Williams
in Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrJrIi 2 8 +6 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr.
out Irving, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExJrHoIrJr 4 5 -4 2 6 33 0 2 0 1 4 25 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Exum, Hardaway Jr., Holmes, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Exum, Holmes, Irving
out Dončić, Green, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExJrIrJrWi 1 6 +2 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
DAL Exum, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Williams
in Williams
out Holmes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrHaIiWi 4 4 -2 2 6 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Hardy, Lively II, Williams
in Dončić, Hardy, Lively II
out Exum, Irving, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIiWi :58 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Green, Jones Jr.
out Hardaway Jr., Hardy
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExGrHoJr 1 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Green, Holmes, Jones Jr.
in Exum, Holmes
out Lively II, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGrHoIrJr 2 5 -1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Exum, Green, Holmes, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Irving
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrJrIi 2 5 -4 2 6 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 3
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
in Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
out Exum, Green, Holmes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrHoIrJr 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Holmes, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Holmes
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrIiWi 3 5 -6 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Williams
in Green, Lively II, Williams
out Hardaway Jr., Holmes, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrJrIi 2 2 -2 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
in Jones Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrHoJr 4 10 +3 4 7 57 0 1 0 2 3 67 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Holmes, Jones Jr.
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Holmes
out Green, Irving, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExJrIrJrPo :53 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Exum, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Powell
in Irving, Powell
out Dončić, Holmes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGrJrIrPo 2 9 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 6 6 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
DAL Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Powell
in Green
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrJrWi 3 6 +3 2 5 40 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 3
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Jones Jr., Williams
in Dončić, Jones Jr., Williams
out Exum, Hardaway Jr., Powell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrJrIi 9 25 +4 10 19 53 2 6 33 3 3 100 2 5 7 5 2 0 0 3
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
in Lively II
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 6 9 -4 4 11 36 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 4 6 4 0 1 2 3
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoSeTaVa 2 2 -6 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Sengun, Tate, VanVleet
in Holiday, Tate
out Ja. Green, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrTaVa 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
HOU Eason, Holiday, Je. Green, Tate, VanVleet
in Eason, Je. Green
out Brooks, Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrGrTa 3 11 +5 5 7 71 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 3 4 5 0 1 0 0
HOU Eason, Holiday, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Tate
in Ja. Green
out VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaGrJrVa 3 2 -2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
HOU Brooks, Eason, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks, Smith Jr., VanVleet
out Holiday, Ja. Green, Tate
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaSeJrVa :55 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
HOU Brooks, Eason, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Sengun
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 3 3 -4 1 4 25 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Ja. Green
out Eason
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrSeJr 2 8 +1 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2
HOU Eason, Holiday, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr.
in Eason, Holiday
out Brooks, VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaGrSeJrVa 3 11 +4 3 4 75 1 2 50 6 8 75 1 3 4 3 1 1 0 1
HOU Eason, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in VanVleet
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 7 21 +6 7 12 58 2 6 33 5 7 71 1 5 6 3 0 1 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks
out Eason
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoSeTaVa :54 3 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Sengun, Tate, VanVleet
in Holiday, Tate
out Ja. Green, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoSeTaVa 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
HOU Eason, Holiday, Sengun, Tate, VanVleet
in Eason
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrTaVa 1 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
HOU Eason, Holiday, Je. Green, Tate, VanVleet
in Je. Green
out Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrGrTa 2 9 0 4 5 80 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 4
HOU Eason, Holiday, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Tate
in Ja. Green
out VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoGrJrVa 3 3 -3 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
HOU Eason, Holiday, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Smith Jr., VanVleet
out Ja. Green, Tate
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoSeJrVa 2 5 -2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks, Sengun
out Eason, Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 5 10 -4 4 9 44 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Ja. Green
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrSeJrVa 2 6 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 1
HOU Holiday, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Holiday
out Brooks
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDE D. Exum
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DO Doncic
GW G. Williams
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
LD L. Dončić
RH R. Holmes
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
TE T. Eason
DAL/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur