Entering Sunday afternoon’s game with a bloody nose after being beaten up Friday night in Philadelphia, the Dallas Mavericks knew they had to come out swinging against the Brooklyn Nets.
With J.J. Barea scoring nine straight points late in the game and Harrison Barnes adding the finishing touches, the Mavs held on to defeat the Nets 111-104 before 14,045 at the Barclays Center.
The Mavs ended a four-game road trip 2-2 and will take a 30-39 record back to Dallas to start a four-game homestand Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors.
With 13 games remaining in the regular season, the Mavs are three games behind Denver for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.