Daruis Garland scored 41 points with 11 assists and Kawhi Leonard added 34 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers ended a four-game losing streak with a 138-131 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 points, including two 3-pointers in overtime, as the Clippers (35-36) shot 56.7% from the floor and went 21 of 42 from 3-point range to salvage the final game of a three-game road trip.
While Leonard (ankle) returned from a one-game absence, Los Angeles was without Bennedict Mathurin (toe) for a third consecutive game.
Naji Marshall scored 28 points and Cooper Flagg added 18 points with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots as the Mavericks (23-48) lost their 11th consecutive home game.
P.J. Washington scored 21 points, Marvin Bagley III added 17 and Ryan Nembhard had 13 points with nine assists as the Mavericks shot 47.1% from the floor, while losing their third consecutive game overall and falling to 2-12 since Feb. 26.
Los Angeles thought it had a six-point lead with 1:28 remaining in regulation but the basket from Jones was wiped away on replay because of offensive goaltending.
The Mavericks answered by tying the game 120-120 on a putback from Marshall with 33 seconds remaining. A Marshall steal led to a fastbreak dunk from Washington as Dallas took a 122-120 lead with 24 seconds left.
Leonard tied the game at 122 on a layup with 19 seconds remaining in regulation and the game went into overtime after Washington’s made basket was released after the regulation buzzer.
Jones’ two 3-pointers in overtime, along with one from Garland and a layup from Leonard gave the Clippers a 133-124 lead with 2:48 left in the extra period and they finished off the victory from there.
The Mavericks led by as many as 12 points and had a 72-63 advantage at halftime behind 15 points from Flagg. Garland had 18 points at the half for the Clippers who shot 53.5% over the first two quarters, while the Mavericks shot 51.0%.
–Field Level Media
