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Mavs rookies make big-time contributions in Game 2 win

Anderson became the first Mavs rookie to record both a block and a steal in the same playoff game since Devin Harris did so in 2005, according to Basketball-Reference. Even better, his block was of the game-saving variety, as he rejected Kevin Durant at the rim with just seconds left to protect an 85-84 Mavericks lead. Dallas would win the game after one follow-up attempt missed and the other came after the buzzer.

Mejri, meanwhile, is one of just two rookies in franchise history to score at least 10 points and block at least three shots off the bench in a postseason game, joining Roy Tarpley, who did so in 1987.