Cleveland — — Jarrett Allen’s dunk in overtime with 2:01 remaining gave Cleveland a 100-99 victory. Dallas Mavericks Saturday night kept the Cavaliers undefeated in five OT games this season.
Allen jumps over two defenders and takes the lob Darius Garlandthen slammed the ball Christian Wood Final point of the 5 minute session. Kemba Walker Started OT with a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 99-96 lead.
“We couldn’t do that tonight, so it was a win for the character,” Cavaliers coach JB Bickerstaff said. I picked it up definitively, and this has to be done when the shot isn’t falling.”
The Mavericks had three chances to take the lead in the final minute, including Wood’s 30-footer when time expired. Frank Ntilikina stripped by Donovan Mitchell Walker’s jumper landed between the other two backboards and the rim.
Mitchell had 25 points and Darius Garland had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Allen has 8 points and 15 rebounds. Evan Mobley 17 points and 8 rebounds.
“A night like this is all mental, so you have to fight really deep and find that energy,” said Mobley, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. “But I finally got the stop I needed.”
Walker, a four-time All-Star guard who signed with Dallas on November 29, had 32 points and seven assists in 42 minutes in his third game. Wood had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Hardaway had 13 points.
Dallas forced an OT on Walker’s driving layup to tie the score at 96-all with 3.5 seconds left in the fourth. After Mitchell was called for an offensive foul with 0.7 ticks left, Tim Hardaway Jr.Missed a half-court shot at the buzzer.
Dallas had no first backcourt Luka Doncic (right quadriceps tension) and Spencer Dinwiddie (right knee maintenance), center Dwight Powell (Left thigh bruise). Doncic has his 33.0 points per game, making him the second-leading scorer in the NBA.
“You have to have a next-man mentality. We had a lot of next-man tonight,” said Mavericks coach Jason Kidd. “This is the hardest part of our schedule, but we are professionals and here we are.”
The Cavaliers are 2-0 in their longest homestand of the season, with 6 gamers going through December 26th. Cleveland allows his 104.8 points, a league-low.
Both teams were in the second half of back-to-back sets. The Cavaliers beat Indiana 118-112 at Rocket Mortgage His Fieldhouse, and the Mavericks didn’t check into their downtown Cleveland hotel until 3:37 a.m.
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Mavericks: Walker made his first start since February 16 against Brooklyn. With his 19.4 career scoring average, Walker is on his fourth team in five years. … G Josh Green (Right elbow sprain) and F Maxi Kleber (Right hamstring tear) No activity, F Davis Bertans (ill) didn’t play. …Dallas lost to the Cavaliers for the second time in four days, and he took a 105-90 decision on Wednesday.
Cavaliers: F lamar stevens (Right knee pain) I couldn’t play. Stevens has started his last eight games, averaging 6.6 points and 5.9 rebounds. … Mobley played in his 100th NBA game. The second-year professional is the first in league history to surpass a 50% field goal percentage in his 100 games, 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists, and 150 blocks in his 11th player. One person.
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Mavericks: Monday night in Portland.
Cavaliers: Host Utah on Monday night.
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