The Mavs escaped with a 99-96 victory after Anthony Parker missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game. Antawn Jamison got the rebound but threw his hands up in disgust after the veteran former Maverick couldn’t put up another shot before the buzzer. The Cavilers most recent three losses have been by single digits.
After Cleveland tied the game at 79 on a J.J. Hickson slam dunk with 9:59 to go in the fourth, Ian Mahinmi and Jason Terry scored all but two of the Mavericks points over the next 5:04 to create a 93-83 cushion. Mahinmi succeeded in breaking through the Cavs defense and getting opportunities at the basket. Mahinmi finished with 11 points, five of those down the stretch in 20:33 minutes. For Terry’s part, he had a team-high 23 points and 10 in the fourth quarter.
With the arrival of Peja Stojakovic to the lineup, it allowed Terry, Shawn Marion and J.J. Barea all to come off the bench with a shot of power. The Mavs bench amassed 60 points. Marion compiled 14 first half points and ended up with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Starting center Tyson Chandler continued his double-double streak with 11 boards and 10 points.
Stojakovic went 1 for 6 from long range in his Mavs debut. He is in fourth place behind Jason Kidd on the all-time made 3’s list. It was a Barea 3 that gave the Mavs a 29-28 lead after one, a quarter in which the Cavilers shot 59 percent for much of the time.
Notes
- Dirk Nowitzki jammed his wrist at the end of the first quarter, and it seemed to bother them throughout the game.
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