Michael Porter Jr.’s fourth straight 30-point game wasn’t enough in the Nets’ 119-111 loss to the Mavericks
DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half with 14 rebounds and three blocks, and Cooper Flagg had 22 points and eight assists as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-111 on Friday night.
The Mavericks (10-16) have won five of their last six games and two straight at home for the first time this season. Naji Marshall he scored 17 points.
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Michael Porter Jr. he had 34 to lead the Nets (6-18), who had won three of four after a 3-16 start. Porter scored at least 30 points in four consecutive games for the first time in his seven-year NBA career.
Newbie from Brooklyn Danny Wolf added 17 points, 12 in the second half. Nic Claxton he scored 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Mavericks outscored the Nets 66-44 in the paint despite Davis playing center instead of power forward with the absence of Dallas’ pivotmen Derek Lively II AND Daniel Gafford due to injuries.
The Nets shot a season-best 43.6 percent from behind the arc, hitting 17 of 39. Porter was 6 of 10 on 3-pointers.
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The Mavericks outscored the Nets 29-19 in the fourth quarter, with Brooklyn shooting 28.6 percent in the period — including 2-of-9 from 3-point range. With the score tied at 110 with three minutes left, Dallas Brandon Williams hit a second-chance 3 after Flagg’s rebound, and Davis followed with a floater after a Porter turnover.
It was the Mavericks’ first game since Wednesday’s announcement that the oft-injured Lively will miss the rest of the season following foot surgery. Gafford missed his third straight game with a right ankle injury.
Next
Nets: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
Mavericks: Monday at Utah Jazz.