The Mavericks had 96 points through three quarters. It was their third-most points scored entering the fourth quarter all season long. Three-pointers fueled the offensive surge, for sure, but Dallas was also excellent in transition.
Dallas scored 118 points tonight, the club’s sixth highest-scoring game all season long.
This was the Mavericks’ 15th game this season in which they hit at least 15 3-pointers, which extends the club’s franchise record and moves them into a tie for ninth-most in a campaign in NBA history. Dallas’s previous record was 10 games with 15+ treys, set (and then tied) in 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively.
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…to his ability to simply out-leap any guard who tries to contest his shot…
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…and, finally, to his ability to mix in moves like the Eurostep to create a cleaner look against a taller defender.
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If Smith develops into the type of player who can consistently make this type of impact on a game, then man, watch out. He really played well tonight.
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Nowitzki hit five treys tonight, which ties for his second-most in a game all season. With his 5-of-7 effort from beyond the arc tonight, Nowitzki actually passed two players in front of him on the 3-point percentage list and now sits in third place in the entire NBA in long-range accuracy. He’s doing this at 39 years old. Will he ever lose his touch? Hopefully not. Probably not. The guy can flat-out shoot and it has truly been amazing to watch him continue to drain jumpers on everyone all season long.
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It might be hard to tell from the gif alone, but right after Barea sent off the pass, Harris turned back to his former running mate and gave him a smile. He knew what was about to happen before the play was even over. Meanwhile, Ferrell benefited greatly from playing so much with Harris and continues to have a strong sophomore season. Tonight he scored 24 points, his most in a game all season and the most since he scored 32 against Portland last season at the peak of Yogimania.
The Mavs (20-45) will play the Memphis Grizzlies (18-45) on Saturday at American Airlines Center at 7:30 p.m. Central.
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