OKLAHOMA CITY – Derrick Jones Jr. doesn’t sleep very well whenever the Dallas Mavericks lose a game. But he probably slept very, very well on Wednesday night after he played a pivotal role in the Mavs’ 104-92 gut-check win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center.
Jones poured in a playoff career-high 19 points, including 10 in the first quarter after P.J. Washington was charged with his second foul less than four minutes into the game. Those tone-setting points by Jones helped the Mavs stay afloat after the Thunder jumped out to an 8-2 lead.