Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX | Game ID: 22301131
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
DAL 27 39 32 31 18 147HOU 42 29 35 23 7 136
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Irving scores 48, Exum forces OT with buzzer-beating 3 as Mavs rally past Rockets 147-136
DALLAS -- — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 48 points, Dante Exum forced overtime with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 22 points down for a 147-136 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
Luka Doncic had 37 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Mavericks took another step toward the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 29 points, and Fred VanVleet had 24 points and 12 assists for the Rockets, who were eliminated from postseason contention after not trailing until the final three minutes of regulation.
It was a fifth consecutive loss for Houston following an 11-game winning streak that is tied for the longest in the NBA this season.
With Houston leading by three with 8.3 seconds to go in regulation, Jabari Smith Jr. missed two free throws. Dallas was out of timeouts, and Exum scrambled up the court and passed to Doncic. The Dallas superstar dribbled toward midcourt and faked a shot before passing to Exum, whose 3 over Smith beat the buzzer.
“I just went and grabbed it and tried to get the ball to Luka,” said Exum, who took the ball after P.J. Washington 's rebound. “Luka is obviously great knowing that two guys are going to double him and trusting his teammates.”
Irving, who scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, put Dallas ahead for good in the extra period at 133-131 with two free throws.
Washington, who had 14 points and 13 rebounds, finished off the Rockets with consecutive corner 3s for a nine-point lead with 33 seconds to go. Exum had 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Mavericks have won 14 of 16 to take the inside track to a guaranteed spot in the West playoffs, and Dallas is 22-7 in the 29 consecutive games Irving has played since returning from a thumb injury.
“I’m depleted. Energetic, but I’m depleted,” said Irving, who was 15 of 25 from the field. “We kept battling and kept doing the little things and trusting one another.”
Houston, already missing Alperen Sengun because of an ankle injury, played most of the game without Amen Thompson . The rookie starter was ejected in the first quarter when he shoved Maxi Kleber in the neck with a forearm and was given a flagrant 2 foul.
Brooks hit two go-ahead 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and was 5 of 6 from deep.
“They fought back into it, and we kind of dug ourselves back out to take that late lead,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “I felt like we outplayed them for the majority of the game, and Dillon was a big part of that.”
Irving — who had a season-high 15 free throws on 17 attempts, which tied his career high — gave the Mavs their first lead on two free throws with 3:01 left in the fourth.
The lead changed hands five more times in the next two minutes, with the Rockets going ahead at 128-126 on former Maverick Reggie Bullock Jr .’s 3-pointer with 58 seconds remaining.
Kleber and Irving each missed a 3 in the final 38 seconds, but the Rockets kept Dallas alive by missing three of four free throws.
Jalen Green had 21 points and eight assists but was just 6 of 15 from the field for the Rockets, who led 24-5 in the first quarter, by 22 points in the second and by 10 early in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Rockets: The home finale is Tuesday against Orlando.
Mavericks: At Charlotte on Tuesday to start a road back-to-back.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 5 -12 2 5 40 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExGaIrWa 2 2 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Gafford, Irving, Washington
in Exum
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrKlWa 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Kleber, Washington
in Hardaway Jr., Kleber
out Gafford, Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrKl 3 8 0 3 4 75 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Kleber
in Jones Jr.
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrHaJrKl 1 5 -1 2 3 67 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Hardy, Jones Jr., Kleber
in Hardy
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaJrHaIrWa 3 5 -2 1 4 25 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Gafford, Hardaway Jr., Hardy, Irving, Washington
in Gafford, Irving, Washington
out Dončić, Jones Jr., Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExHaIrKlWa 1 3 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
DAL Exum, Hardy, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Exum, Kleber
out Gafford, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrJrKl 3 11 +6 3 5 60 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber
in Dončić, Jones Jr.
out Hardy, Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrKlWa 3 12 +7 3 4 75 1 2 50 5 5 100 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Washington
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrJrWa 2 7 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 4 4 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Jones Jr.
out Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 6 15 -1 7 10 70 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 5 5 4 0 1 1 2
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Gafford
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrKlWa 3 9 +4 4 6 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Exum, Kleber
out Gafford, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrIrKl 1 6 +2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber
in Hardaway Jr.
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrKl :47 0 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Kleber
in Jones Jr.
out Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrWa 1 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Washington
in Washington
out Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExJrIrKlWa 2 2 -2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
DAL Exum, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Irving, Kleber
out Dončić, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrKlWa 3 11 +6 5 7 71 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1 2 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Dončić
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrJrWa 3 6 +3 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Exum, Jones Jr.
out Hardaway Jr., Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrKlWa 3 7 -2 2 4 50 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Kleber
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrKlWa 4 13 +8 3 5 60 0 0 0 4 4 100 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrJrWa :59 5 +5 3 3 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Jones Jr.
out Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrJrThVa 7 25 +16 10 15 67 3 7 43 1 1 100 0 5 5 6 3 2 0 4
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Smith Jr., Thompson, VanVleet
in Brooks, Ja. Green, Smith Jr., Thompson, VanVleet
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrGrGrLa 3 11 +1 2 3 67 2 2 100 3 4 75 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Je. Green, Landale
in Bullock Jr., Je. Green, Landale
out Smith Jr., Thompson, VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoLaJrVaWh 5 14 +4 5 8 62 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 3 3 4 1 1 1 3
HOU Holiday, Landale, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
in Holiday, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
out Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrLaJrVaWh 2 5 -1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
HOU Brooks, Landale, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
in Brooks
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrGrJrVa 2 4 -5 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Ja. Green, Je. Green
out Landale, Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrJrVaWh 1 3 -5 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
in Whitmore
out Ja. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoGrVaWh 2 3 -4 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Je. Green, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Holiday
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrGrJrVa 6 16 +1 6 15 40 2 6 33 1 1 100 2 4 6 5 1 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Ja. Green, Smith Jr.
out Holiday, Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrGrJrVa 3 7 -2 2 4 50 1 1 100 3 4 75 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Bullock Jr.
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrLaVaWh 1 4 -2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Landale, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Landale, Whitmore
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
JrHoLaVaWh 1 8 +6 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
HOU Bullock Jr., Holiday, Landale, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Holiday
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrHoGrLaWh 4 4 -4 2 5 40 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 4
HOU Bullock Jr., Holiday, Ja. Green, Landale, Whitmore
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
BrGrJrVaWh 3 5 -2 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
in Brooks, Smith Jr., VanVleet
out Bullock Jr., Holiday, Landale
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrGrJrVa 2 5 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Bullock Jr.
out Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrGrJrVa 3 9 +2 3 5 60 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrGrJrVa 3 5 -6 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Bullock Jr., Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrGrJrVa 2 2 -3 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Je. Green
out Bullock Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoGrJrVa :59 0 -5 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Holiday
out Je. Green
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDE D. Exum
DG D. Gafford
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DO Doncic
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
LD L. Dončić
MK M. Kleber
PW P. Washington
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
HOUAH A. Holiday
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Smith Jr.
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
NH N. Hinton
RB R. Bullock Jr.
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