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Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs

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33-33, 14-18 Away
Final
133 - 129

26-37, 15-16 Home

With only 8 healthy players, Mavericks rally to defeat Spurs 133-129 to snap 5-game skid

Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Klay Thompson had 26 points for Dallas in its first win since Feb. 27. Naji Marshall scored 24 points, and Kessler Edwards finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

San Antonio dropped its third consecutive game. Harrison Barnes scored 29 points for the Spurs, and Keldon Johnson had 28. Devin Vassell finished with 24 points.

There were 12 players out with injury, including All-Stars Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio and Dallas' Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. The injury bug even hit the officiating crew, with Sean Wright departing in the first quarter with a leg injury.

Dallas had only eight players available and Caleb Martin's minutes were limited as he returns from a hip injury that kept him out for two months.

Takeaways Mavericks: Edwards was 9 for 12 from the field in 35 minutes while playing with an eye injury. Edwards needed stitches under his left eyebrow Sunday after colliding with teammate Dwight Powell.

Spurs: Vassell and Johnson moved ahead of Sean Elliott on the franchise's career 3-pointers list. Vassell surpassed Elliott for sixth with his first 3-pointer, and Johnson's fourth 3 moved him past Elliott for seventh. Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili is the franchise leader with 1,495.

Key moment Edwards drained two free throws with 45.5 seconds remaining to put Dallas up 127-123. He was fouled by Vassell after San Antonio cut Dallas' lead to two.

Key stat San Antonio was 14 for 24 on free throws.

Up next The Mavericks and Spurs play Wednesday in the second of a two-game set in San Antonio.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 133 - 129
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 133 - 129
4th 1.0 Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2 133 - 129
4th 1.0 Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2 132 - 129
4th 1.0 De'Aaron Fox personal take foul 131 - 129

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA
47-88 FG 49-94
53.4 Field Goal % 52.1
12-38 3PT 17-41
31.6 Three Point % 41.5
27-30 FT 14-24
90.0 Free Throw % 58.3
40 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 12
30 Defensive Rebounds 26
25 Assists 29
5 Steals 6
2 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
5 Fast Break Points 9
62 Points in Paint 64
18 Fouls 24
7 Largest Lead 8
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keldon Johnson, SF Day-To-Day Apr 3
Jeremy Sochan, F Out Apr 3
Charles Bassey, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Victor Wembanyama, C Out Mar 27
De'Aaron Fox, PG Out Mar 13
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Martin, SF Day-To-Day Apr 3
Anthony Davis, PF Day-To-Day Apr 3
Dereck Lively II, C Out Apr 3
Dante Exum, G Out Mar 15
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, F Out Mar 13

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,735 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 50 27 .649 - W1
Memphis 45 32 .584 5 W1
Dallas 38 39 .494 12 W1
San Antonio 32 44 .421 17.5 W1
New Orleans 21 55 .276 28.5 L1
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