Overview
- The Clippers beat the Mavericks 133-127 in double overtime, with Harden scoring 10 of his 41 points across the extra periods to snap a six-game skid and move to 4-8 overall and 2-0 in NBA Cup play (Dallas is 3-10, 0-2).
- Harden’s 41-14-11 line marked his 82nd career triple-double and his eighth with the Clippers, which is both the franchise record for triple-doubles and its first 40-point triple-double.
- Per Stathead, Harden became the oldest player to record a 40-point triple-double, surpassing Larry Bird on the age list for that feat.
- Ivica Zubac added 27 points and 11 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic hit five threes for 21 points off the bench, and Derrick Jones Jr. added late free throws to help secure the result.
- Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell led Dallas with 28 points each, rookie Cooper Flagg had 16 including a tying layup late in the first OT, Dereck Lively II returned on a minutes limit, and key late sequences included an overturned goaltend, Daniel Gafford’s block, and a fumbled inbounds by Max Christie.