Brooklyn Nets at Dallas Mavericks

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Brooklyn Nets

25-51, 14-26 Away

Final
113 - 109

Dallas Mavericks

37-39, 20-17 Home

Nets beat Mavericks 113-109 to win consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break

Daniel Gafford rocks the rim with powerful flush

D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and 11 assists for the Nets (25-51), who last won two in a row during a three-game winning streak from Feb. 7-12. Plaving without leading scorer Cam Johnson, who has a back injury, Brooklyn rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run.

Daniel Gafford scored 17 points in his first game since Feb. 10 for the Mavericks (37-39), who were trying to reach .500 for the first time since March 10.

Anthony Davis had 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes in his first home game since being injured Feb. 8 in his initial Mavericks appearance following the trade that sent superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis returned last week and played three road games.

The Mavericks are ninth in the West, a half-game ahead of 10th-place Sacramento.

Takeaways Nets: They finished 8-7 in road games against the West and overall are better on the road (14-26) than at home (11-25). Jalen Wilson and Drew Timme played before hometown fans. Wilson, from Denton, Texas, scored 12 points. Timme, from Richardson, had nine points in his third game after signing with Brooklyn last Friday.

Mavericks: Dereck Lively II, out since Jan. 14 with an ankle stress fracture, could return this week.

Key moment Nic Claxton scored on a reverse layup with 47 seconds left and was fouled, the 51.7% free-throw shooter completing the three-point play for a 111-107 lead.

Key stat The Nets hit 20 of 51 3-pointers to the Mavericks’ 10 of 30.

Up next The Mavericks will host Atlanta on Wednesday. The Nets will begin a four-game homestand Thursday against Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	113 - 109
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	113 - 109
4th 0.1	Jalen Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2	113 - 109
4th 0.1	Jalen Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2	112 - 109
4th 0.1	(00:00.3) [Nets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	111 - 109

Statistics

BKN		DAL
39-90	FG	41-86
43	Field Goal %	48
20-51	3PT	10-30
39	Three Point %	33
15-20	FT	17-29
75	Free Throw %	59
40	Rebounds	49
7	Offensive Rebounds	12
33	Defensive Rebounds	37
32	Assists	29
6	Steals	4
3	Blocks	3
8	Turnovers	8
0	Team Turnovers	2
8	Total Turnovers	10
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	11
21	Fast Break Points	8
36	Points in Paint	56
23	Fouls	19
4	Largest Lead	10

Dallas Mavericks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Moussa Cisse, C	Day-To-Day	Oct 15
Santi Aldama, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 15
Marcus Sasser, G	Day-To-Day	Oct 15
Jett Howard, G	Day-To-Day	Oct 14
Dereck Lively II, C	Day-To-Day	Oct 14