The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets 147-136 after extra time to maintain fifth place in the NBA's Western District thanks to the strong performance of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic, who combined for 85 points.
Dallas overturned a game once held by Texas regional rival Houston by 22 points in a regular season game held at the American Airlines Center, its home stadium, on the 8th (Korea time).
Houston's Jabari Smith Jr., who led by three points 8.3 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, missed two free throws, giving Dallas a final chance. Dallas, which launched its final attack, saw Dante Axum, who received Doncic's pass, hit a dramatic tying buzzer-beater near the right wing, driving the game to extra time, eventually completing the reversal. 토토사이트 추천
Irving scored a season-high 48 points (two assists, seven rebounds). Notably, he scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime alone. Doncic contributed with 37 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds.
Dallas has won 14 of the last 16 games, confirming its advance to the Western Conference Playoffs. Dallas, which currently has 47 wins and 30 losses, is two games behind the fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers.
After 11 consecutive wins, the most in a season, Houston has lost five consecutive games. With 38 wins and 39 losses, the team fell below 50 percent to rank 11th in the West.
