San Antonio led by as many as 23 and won 122-106, with Dallas outscored 30-17 in the final quarter. The Mavericks fall to 1-2, 12th in the standings, with two stars still sidelined.
The Fourth Quarter Decided It
Dallas was in this game. The score was 92-89 Spurs after three, and an 8-0 run had tied the third at 82-80. Then San Antonio went on an 11-0 run to open the fourth and a 10-0 run from 109-96 to 119-96. Dallas scored 17 in the period. The Mavericks never led by more than 6 and had no answer once Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper combined for 16 in the final 12 minutes. Victor Wembanyama finished 23 points, four blocks and a +32 in 29 minutes.
Grades From The Box Score
Sergio de Larrea earns a B-plus: 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, 3-of-4 from deep, though four turnovers cost him. Marcus Sasser gets a B for 12 points, five assists and the only positive plus-minus on the roster, +1. Daniel Gafford was efficient with 12 points on 6-of-9, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks in 23 minutes, but finished -12. P.J. Washington gets a D: 6-of-12, 0-of-3 from three and -18 over 36 minutes, a long way from his 20 and 13 in Indiana.
What It Changes For Dallas
This was the second game in three nights for both teams, and Dallas took the worse of it. Max Christie was -22 in 26 minutes and Zaccharie Risacher was -16, so the closing group never found a rhythm. Dallas is 1-2, sits 1.5 games behind sixth-place Minnesota and half a game behind 10th-place Phoenix. Cooper Flagg is out with a shoulder sprain, per ESPN, and Kyrie Irving's return is estimated for Monday at Miami. Dallas gets Thunder and Rockets games next, and both teams are 100 percent in wins so far. That is a hard stretch for a team without its best scorer.
What was the score of the Mavericks vs Spurs game?
San Antonio won 122-106 on October 24. Dallas trailed by as many as 23 and scored only 17 in the fourth quarter.
Who played best for Dallas against the Spurs?
Sergio de Larrea led the Mavericks with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-4 from three. Marcus Sasser added 12 points and five assists off the bench.
