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San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks

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6-8, 1-5 Away
Final
93 - 110

6-7, 5-3 Home

Irving and Gafford lead Mavericks past Wemby-less Spurs 110-93

Daniel Gafford gets up for alley-oop vs. San Antonio Spurs

The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama, last season’s unanimous selection as NBA Rookie of the Year, was sidelined with a bruised right knee and is day to day. He got hurt during a home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Zach Collins, Wembanyama’s replacement in the starting lineup, led the Spurs with a season-high 20 points. Julian Champagnie scored 13, all in the first half.

Gafford set a season high for points as Dallas got a season-best 54 from its bench.

Irving missed the previous game with a right shoulder sprain.

Mavericks star Luka Doncic, sixth in the NBA coming in at 29.3 points per game, had 16 — one above his season low. He added six rebounds and six assists in a season-low 28 minutes.

Takeaways Spurs: Wembanyama shot 24 of 50 behind the arc in the previous four games. Collins was 0 for 5.

Mavericks: Dallas exploited Wembanyama’s absence inside and outscored the Spurs 46-22 in the paint through three periods.

Key moment With the score tied at 47 and under three minutes left in the first half, Gafford blocked Tre Jones at the rim. Collins grabbed the rebound but had it stripped by P.J. Washington Jr., who fed Naji Marshall for a layup that gave the Mavericks the lead for good.

Key stats The Mavericks outscored the Spurs 38-18 in the third quarter, outshooting them 59.1% to 22.7%.

Up next The Spurs begin a three-game homestand Tuesday against Oklahoma City in an NBA Cup game. The Mavericks complete a back-to-back at Oklahoma City on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 77.9%
Spurs: 22.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 93 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 93 - 110
4th 10.1 shot clock turnover 93 - 110
4th 33.1 Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound 93 - 110
4th 36.0 Sidy Cissoko misses 17-foot step back jumpshot 93 - 110

Statistics

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28-88 FG 44-94
31.8 Field Goal % 46.8
11-40 3PT 8-31
27.5 Three Point % 25.8
26-30 FT 14-18
86.7 Free Throw % 77.8
45 Rebounds 53
13 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 40
21 Assists 26
10 Steals 9
9 Blocks 7
11 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
9 Fast Break Points 12
32 Points in Paint 56
17 Fouls 18
8 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,311 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7
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