Dejounte Murray shined with 25 points and Trae Young contributed 24
Thanks to this victory they are eighth and would currently play the first round against the Chicago Bulls
The Dallas Mavericks brushed an epic comeback this Sunday but, after forcing overtime with a free kick with 0.4 seconds to go, they fell 132-130 in overtime against the Atlanta Hawks and remain out of the NBA play-in spots.
Javal McGee only scored one of the two free throws with 122-123 in the light with 0.4 seconds to go and the Mavericks, despite the 41 of a great Kyrie Irving and at 22, seven rebounds and seven assists from the Slovenian luka doncicthey lost their third game in a row, the seventh of the last eight.
Dejounte Murray shone with 25 points and Trae Young contributed 24 with twelve assists for some Hawks that were about to waste fifteen points of advantage in the fourth period and that offered the Mavericks the possibility of prevailing, of scoring their two free throws with less than half a second to go.
But they got a momentous victory to shield their ticket for the ‘play-in’. They are eighth and would currently play the first round against the Chicago Bulls. To reach the ‘playoffs’ they would need to beat the loser of the other pairing next.
The Mavericks are eleventh, out of the West play-in positions, and they are against the wall with only three games to play.
They will face the Sacramento Kings, the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs at home.
Completely different is the time Los Angeles Lakers, who overwhelmed the Houston Rockets 134-109bottom, to place eighth.
Anthony Davis had 41 points and grabbed nine reboundswhile LeBron James sealed a triple double of 18 points, ten rebounds and eleven assists.
The Angelenos have five wins in their last six games.