Game ID: 22300084
Brooklyn Nets @ Dallas Mavericks
Friday, October 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 26 31 31 37 125BKN 25 34 30 31 120
BKN @ DAL ScoutingBKN @ DAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DAL availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
DAL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DAL availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Hardy missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 10 min (80% of 12)
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
DAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 10/30 after 2, 10 min since (80% of 12)
NEW Williams 26 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Green 24 to 31 min over the last 3
DAL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 35 min (96% of 36)
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 10/30 after 2, 12 min since (98% of 12)
NEW Williams 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Green 24 to 30 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Irving back 11/03 after 2, 35 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Hardy back 10/30 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 12)
NEW Williams 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Green 24 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BKN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 6 min (36% of 16)
OUT Watford missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (102% of 14)
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 16 min (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Simmons 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Walker IV 17 to 25 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 4
10/25 @ SAS 126-119 — DAL notes
DAL won 126-119. DAL shot 47% (47 of 99) to SAS's 52%, 15 of 47 from three. DAL turned it over 12 times to SAS's 19. Dončić led with 33 (13 of 25, 3 of 11 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Irving added 22, Williams 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: DAL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. DAL trailed 64-68 at the half and won the second half 62-51. Lively II was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
10/27 vs BKN 125-120 — DAL notes
DAL won 125-120. DAL shot 48% (44 of 91) to BKN's 49%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BKN's 10 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. DAL turned it over 9 times to BKN's 15. Dončić led with 49 (16 of 25, 9 of 14 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 19, Irving 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-31: DAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. DAL trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 68-61. Hardaway Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/05 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and Irving at 20 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Rozier at 22 and Washington at 18 a game. Without Bridges (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 41 percent from three to Charlotte's 31. Call it Dallas 123, Charlotte 114.
10/25 vs CLE 113-114 — BKN notes
BKN lost 113-114. BKN shot 50% (42 of 84) to CLE's 47%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 10 — 20 points from the stripe to their 9. BKN turned it over 17 times to CLE's 10, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 50-38 for them. Thomas led with 36 (13 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Bridges added 20, Johnson 12. Q2 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 5 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 88-82 against them. Claxton's -12 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ DAL 120-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 120-125. BKN shot 49% (45 of 92) to DAL's 48%, 21 of 43 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 28 fouls committed. BKN turned it over 15 times to DAL's 9. Thomas led with 30 (12 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Dinwiddie added 23, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, turning a 1-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-86 against them. Finney-Smith's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiSiTh 6 14 0 4 7 57 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 1 1 2
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas
in Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWi 6 14 0 2 4 50 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 5 2 0 1 0 0
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Iv 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Walker IV
in O'Neale, Walker IV
out Simmons, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrKlWi 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Williams
in Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber
out Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiO'ShIv 1 4 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Sharpe, Walker IV
in Sharpe
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGrJrIrKl 4 7 -1 3 9 33 1 3 33 1 1 100 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
DAL Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Exum, Irving
out Dončić, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'ShJrIv 2 4 +4 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 3 2
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV
in Smith Jr.
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGrJrIrKl 4 7 -1 3 9 33 1 3 33 1 1 100 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
DAL Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Exum, Irving
out Dončić, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiO'JrIv 2 10 +4 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV
in Bridges, Finney-Smith
out Dinwiddie, Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrKlIi 4 13 -2 4 7 57 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Lively II
in Curry, Dončić, Lively II
out Exum, Green, Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiO'JrTh 1 2 -3 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Thomas
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrKlIi 4 13 -2 4 7 57 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Lively II
in Curry, Dončić, Lively II
out Exum, Green, Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiO'SiTh 3 3 -5 0 3 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas
in Simmons
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrPoWi 2 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Jones Jr., Powell, Williams
in Jones Jr., Powell, Williams
out Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiO'SiTh 2 6 +3 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas
in Dinwiddie
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIrJrPoWi 2 3 -3 0 3 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
DAL Curry, Irving, Jones Jr., Powell, Williams
in Irving
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'SiThIv 3 13 +7 1 1 100 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 2
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas, Walker IV
in Walker IV
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrPoWi 1 2 -7 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Powell, Williams
in Dončić, Green
out Curry, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'SiThIv 3 13 +7 1 1 100 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 2
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas, Walker IV
in Walker IV
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrIiWi 2 7 +3 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Williams
in Lively II
out Powell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiSiTh 7 18 +3 4 7 57 2 5 40 4 4 100 0 7 5 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas
in Bridges, Finney-Smith
out O'Neale, Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWi 3 6 -4 3 4 75 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Jones Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiSiTh 7 18 +3 4 7 57 2 5 40 4 4 100 0 7 5 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Simmons, Thomas
in Bridges, Finney-Smith
out O'Neale, Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIrKl 4 9 +1 3 6 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber
out Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'SiThIv 2 4 +1 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas, Walker IV
in O'Neale, Walker IV
out Bridges, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrKlWi 5 16 +4 3 6 50 1 2 50 4 7 57 1 4 0 2 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Williams
in Williams
out Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiO'JrIv 2 0 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV
in Bridges, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr.
out Dinwiddie, Simmons, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrKlWi 5 16 +4 3 6 50 1 2 50 4 7 57 1 4 0 2 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Williams
in Williams
out Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Iv 1 8 +3 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Walker IV
in Dinwiddie
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrKlWi 5 16 +4 3 6 50 1 2 50 4 7 57 1 4 0 2 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Williams
in Williams
out Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'SiThIv 4 15 +1 4 6 67 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 3 2 0 1 2 4
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas, Walker IV
in Simmons, Thomas
out Bridges, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrIrPoWi 3 7 -2 1 2 50 1 4 25 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
DAL Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Powell, Williams
in Irving, Powell
out Dončić, Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiO'SiThIv 4 15 +1 4 6 67 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 3 2 0 1 2 4
BKN Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Thomas, Walker IV
in Simmons, Thomas
out Bridges, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrIrKlPo 3 10 +2 3 5 60 0 0 0 4 4 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber, Powell
in Kleber
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiO'SiIv 1 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Simmons, Walker IV
in Bridges
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrIrKlPo 3 10 +2 3 5 60 0 0 0 4 4 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber, Powell
in Kleber
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Si 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Simmons
in Finney-Smith
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrPoWi 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Powell, Williams
in Dončić, Williams
out Green, Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Th 1 6 +3 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Thomas
in O'Neale
out Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIrKl 3 15 +7 0 1 0 4 4 100 3 4 75 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Hardaway Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Si 1 0 -7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Simmons
in Simmons
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIrKl 3 15 +7 0 1 0 4 4 100 3 4 75 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Hardaway Jr.
out Williams
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Simmons
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
DALDE D. Exum
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
DO Doncic
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
KI K. Irving
LD L. Dončić
MK M. Kleber
SC S. Curry
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
BKN/DAL 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Doncic scores 49 and hits a late right-handed 3-point heave as the Mavericks beat the Nets 125-120
DALLAS -- — Luka Doncic scored 49 points and had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds remaining on a right-handed heave that banked in as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-120 on Friday night in their home opener.
Doncic was standing near the right sideline, about 25 feet from the basket while being tightly guarded by former teammate Dorian Finney-Smith , when he fired off a semi-hook with the shot clock about to expire. He scored the last four field goals for Dallas — all on 3-pointers.
“I work on that,” Doncic said with a smile of the circus shot. “I work off the backboard.”
Doncic added 10 rebounds and seven assists.
“That’s a Luka special,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “He likes the ball late, and he loves those situations, and he finds a way.”
Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said that it is players like Doncic that make the difference with some teams.
“What makes teams special at the end of the day is they have dudes who can make tough shots, like Donovan (Mitchell of Cleveland) did against us the first night. Luka did,” Vaughn said.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 30 points in his seventh career NBA start, a game after setting a league record by scoring 36 points off the bench in a season opener.
Friday’s game was the first between the teams since the February trade that sent 10-time All-Star Kyrie Irving to Dallas in exchange for Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie .
After the final buzzer, Doncic and Finney-Smith renewed old acquaintances.
Finney-Smith said Doncic didn’t call bank on the key shot. Doncic disagreed.
“I said it in Slovenian, so he didn’t understand,” Doncic said.
“I wanted to call time out,” Kidd said, “but somehow, some way I didn’t.”
Doncic and Dinwiddie exchanged laughs at the center circle before the opening tap. Dinwiddie scored 23 points, hitting six 3-pointers in the first three quarters.
Two Nets had double-doubles: Royce O’Neale came off the bench to finish with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Nets were 21 for 43 from behind the arc after going 9 for 27 in their one-point home loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Tim Hardaway Jr . scored 19 points off the bench for the Mavericks, and Irving finished with 17.
Finney-Smith and Dinwiddie were honored with videos.
Finney-Smith scored 12 points. He made his first start of the season with center Nic Claxton (ankle sprain) and forward Cam Johnson (left calf contusion) out with injuries.
Dinwiddie led Brooklyn at the half with 15 points. Three of his four 3-pointers in the opening periods came in the final three minutes, helping the Nets to a 59-57 lead at the break.
UP NEXT
Nets: At Charlotte on Monday in the second game of a four-game trip.