Despite his small size by NBA standards, J.J. Barea has been a large presence in the last three games for the Mavericks. After point totals of 11 and 10 in wins earlier this week versus Boston and Memphis, it already has been a good week.
But with 19 points in Friday’s 99-90 win over the now 2-7 76ers, he’s reached his highest point on the young season by leading the Mavericks in scoring. A dozen of Barea’s 19 came in the fourth quarter when the Mavs outscored Philadelphia 21-15 after allowing an eight-point halftime lead to dissipate.
Yes, Barea has seen more minutes recently because Caron Butler has missed the last two games due to back spasms. But he deserves them and has seized the opportunity. Shawn Marion went eight for 11 early to help the Mavs to their advantage.
Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry did not shoot well Friday, both going just five of 15 from the floor. Nowitzki and Terry tallied 16 and 13 points respectively.
Jason Kidd added eight more assists for the night. His first led to a Tyson Chandler dunk at 9:51 of the first quarter and marked the 11,000th assist of his career, officially placing him second all-time. Chandler put up double double numbers for the second straight game with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Seventeen of the Mavs’ 47 rebounds came courtesy of Brendan Haywood as the Mavs outrebounded the 76ers by five.
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