Mavericks stage big comeback, take down Blazers in OT
The Dallas Mavericks trailed for the vast majority of Saturday night's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers. In fact, they never led in the second half.
However, a 13-2 run in the final two minutes of regulation culminated in a Dirk Nowitzki three-ball that forced overtime.
Dirk Nowitzki's 3-pt FG to force OT was just his 2nd game-tying 3-pt FG with less than 24 seconds remaining in the 4th qtr in his career
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The Mavericks went on to dominate the Blazers 15-5 in the extra frame for a 111-101 victory. Dallas outscored Portland 28-7 over the last seven minutes of play, handing the Blazers their seventh straight road loss and ninth defeat in the last 13 games.
The Mavs moved to 3-1 since Rajon Rondo went down with a facial injury, led by Nowitzki's 25 points and 20 apiece from Chandler Parsons and Monta Ellis. Sans Rondo, Parsons did a great deal of the Mavs' facilitating down the stretch, finishing with four assists.
Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 26 points and seven dimes, but missed two 3-pointers and turned the ball over in the last minute of regulation.