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Washington's 27 points, 17 rebounds help Mavericks edge Thunder 121-119 without injured Luka Doncic
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) P.J. Washington had 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 on Sunday night without star guard Luka Doncic.
Washington averaged just over eight points and seven rebounds per game entering Sunday's game but stepped up in the absence of Doncic, who was out with a bruised right knee.
The Mavericks' offense purred anyway. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and helped Dallas shoot 48% from the field.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and Jalen Williams added 27 for the Thunder, who entered the night with a Western Conference-best 11-2 record. The Thunder are now 3-1 without Chet Holmgren.
After trailing 112-98 with just over six minutes remaining, Oklahoma City rallied and got it to 121-118. Gilgeous-Alexander tied up Irving with 8 seconds remaining and forced a jump ball, which Gilgeous-Alexander won, and Oklahoma City called timeout with 6.6 seconds left.
The Mavericks fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with 4.3 seconds remaining. He made the first free throw but missed the second, and Lu Dort missed an off-balance contested 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Mavericks: Dallas made the most of its size advantage, outrebounding the Thunder 53-29.
Thunder: Oklahoma City had been able to get away with playing small because it could generate extra shot opportunities by forcing turnovers. Dallas, with Irving at the controls, committed 16 turnovers, far fewer than the Thunder had been forcing.
Gilgeous-Alexander faked Naji Marshall to the ground, then stepped back and hit a 3-pointer to cut the Dallas lead to 121-118 with 25.2 seconds remaining.
Dallas made 30 of 36 free throws while the Thunder made 19 of 25.
The Mavericks host New Orleans on Tuesday, the same day the Thunder visit San Antonio.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Jalen Williams (P.J. Washington gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:23 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 5-0 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 5-2 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 8-2 |
| 10:37 | | Jalen Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 11-2 |
| 10:14 | | Klay Thompson blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:54 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:52 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:46 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Loose ball) (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Aaron Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-3 |
| 9:21 | | Aaron Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 11-5 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 14-5 |
| 8:34 | | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot | 14-8 |
| 8:15 | | Isaiah Joe blocks Daniel Gafford's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:13 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 14-11 |
| 7:53 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:53 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:52 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | P.J. Washington misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Klay Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:40 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-12 |
| 7:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:21 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving reverse layup | 14-14 |
| 7:10 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-14 |
| 6:36 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 6:31 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-14 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-14 |
| 6:11 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:55 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Klay Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:54 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:54 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-19 |
| 5:17 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point running layup | 21-19 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 21-21 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 23-21 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 23-24 |
| 4:00 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 3:50 | | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 23-26 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-26 |
| 3:15 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Loose ball) (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 27-26 |
| 3:01 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point cutting layup (Kenrich Williams assists) | 27-28 |
| 2:26 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-28 |
| 2:26 | | Ousmane Dieng shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-28 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 30-30 |
| 1:56 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-30 |
| 1:48 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Ousmane Dieng offensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Ajay Mitchell personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | Dwight Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:37 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Dwight Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-30 |
| 1:25 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point turnaround jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 35-30 |
| 1:02 | | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:02 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-31 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-31 |
| 0:33 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-32 |
| 0:33 | | Ajay Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:32 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-32 |
| 0:19 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-32 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving reverse layup | 39-34 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Kenrich Williams personal foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | P.J. Washington blocks Kenrich Williams's two point running layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:49 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:49 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-34 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point stepback jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 41-36 |
| 10:22 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Jalen Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 44-36 |
| 9:41 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Ajay Mitchell personal foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 44-38 |
| 8:59 |