TIM Hardaway Jr. matched the franchise record with a career-high 10 3-pointers as part of a 36-point effort to help the Dallas Mavericks rally for a 127-113 victory over the host Miami Heat on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila).
Luka Doncic registered 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Mavericks won for the seventh time in the past nine games. Jalen Brunson scored 19 points and Jason Richardson added 17 for the Mavericks, who trailed by 11 in the opening minutes before outscoring the Heat 68-38 over the middle two quarters.
Goran Dragic and Duncan Robinson tallied 19 points for Miami, which was without five-time All-Star Jimmy Butler (illness). The Heat had a three-game winning streak snapped.
In other games, it was the Suns 134, Cavs 118 (OT); Clippers 105, Raptors 100; Hornets 102, Pistons 99; Bucks 124, Nets 118; Pelicans 108, Warriors 103; and Kings 103, Thunder 99.
Suns 134, Cavaliers 118 (OT)
Devin Booker’s 31 points and Chris Paul’s 23 points and 16 assists helped Phoenix hold off host Cleveland. The Suns moved back into a tie with the Utah Jazz for the top spot in the Western Conference with their fifth consecutive victory.
Rookie Isaac Okoro scored a career-high 32 points and added six assists, nearly helping the Cavaliers avoid their seventh consecutive defeat. Collin Sexton tallied 29 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
After failing to pull away throughout regulation, Phoenix opened overtime with a 15-0 run fueled by eight points from Mikal Bridges, who totaled 22 points to go with five rebounds, four assists and three steals. — Field Level Media
