Overview
- Deni Avdija led Portland with 27 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, narrowly missing a triple-double.
- Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and sank the go-ahead free throws in the final minute, and Shaedon Sharpe added 24 points.
- Dallas got 25 points from Max Christie and 22 off the bench from Brandon Williams, but Klay Thompson’s tying 3-point try at the buzzer missed.
- Anthony Davis missed a second straight game; the Mavericks have lost five of seven overall, seven straight on the road, and are 4-14 without him.
- Rookie Cooper Flagg finished with 15 points on 6-of-20 shooting as Portland, missing multiple regulars, built a big first-half lead with hot perimeter shooting and held on late.