Overview
- The Clippers edged the Mavericks 133-127 in double overtime, improving to 4-8 overall and 2-0 in NBA Cup West Group B as Dallas fell to 3-10 and 0-2.
- James Harden posted 41 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his 82nd career triple-double, the first 40-point triple-double in Clippers history and, per Stathead, the oldest ever in the NBA.
- Key late sequences included an overturned goaltending call on Dallas’ Daniel Gafford, Cooper Flagg’s tying layup in the first OT, and a Max Christie inbounds fumble that preceded the second OT.
- Ivica Zubac added 27 points and 11 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 21 with five threes, and Derrick Jones Jr. contributed 15 points and clinching free throws.
- Shorthanded Dallas got 28 points each from Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell, while Dereck Lively II returned on a minutes limit (four points, five rebounds) as 25 Mavericks turnovers proved costly.