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HomeSportsBasketballNets win tight game, dent Mavs' play-in aspirations

Nets win tight game, dent Mavs’ play-in aspirations

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The visiting Brooklyn Nets stunned the streaking Mavericks 113-109 in a back-and-forth thriller on Monday night, dealing a significant blow to Dallas’ play-in tournament prospects.

With a win, the Mavericks (37-39) would have moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Kings for the 10th and final play-in spot. Instead, Dallas is now clinging to a half-game advantage for the spot, with the Phoenix Suns just one game behind Sacramento.

Keon Johnson led the way for Brooklyn (25-51) with 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field. DeAngelo Russell added 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting in addition to 11 assists. Jalen Wilson chipped in 12 points, while Ziare Williams and Tyrese Martin each added 11. The Nets also secured consecutive wins for the first time since winning three straight from Feb. 7-12.

Daniel Gafford led the Mavericks in scoring with 17 points in his return from a knee injury sustained against the Kings on Feb. 10. Gafford made 7 of 9 attempts from the field, pacing a starting five that saw each player score more than 10 points but fewer than 18.

Russell gave Brooklyn the lead for good with 1:16 remaining, converting a crafty and-one before burying the free throw to put the Nets ahead 108-107. Russell then found Nic Claxton in the post on the Nets’ ensuing possession, allowing Claxton to convert a three-point play of his own to stretch Brooklyn’s lead to 111-107 with 47.6 seconds left.

The only scoring the rest of the way was two free throws by each team. Dallas’ Klay Thompson and Spencer Dinwiddie each missed a 3-point attempt that would have put their team on top in the last seven seconds.

The game took its first major turn at the conclusion of the third quarter. Tied at 84-all, Jaden Hardy buried a deep triple to give the Mavericks a three-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Dallas continued its momentum with a 7-0 run to start the fourth, taking a 98-88 lead on a Hardy lay-in with 8:04 remaining.

Brooklyn immediately answered Dallas with a 12-0 surge punctuated by a slam from Johnson that put the Nets back ahead 100-98 with 4:31 left in regulation. Not to be outdone, Gafford tied the game again at 100 with a monster slam of his own. The dunks kickstarted a back-and-forth between the teams that lasted until Claxton’s and-one.

–Field Level Media

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