Just when Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves got a little tense, guard Josh Richardson came up big for the Dallas Mavericks and helped them get out of a tight jam.
After the Timberwolves whittled a 23-point deficit down to just three points, Richardson buried a jumper to put the Mavs ahead, 125-120, with just 27.5 seconds remaining. Then he grabbed a defensive rebound and popped in a pair of free throws to pad the Mavs’ lead to 127-120 with 15.4 seconds left.
It was the kind of clutch performance the Mavs needed as they held off the Timberwolves en route to capturing a 127-122 victory before 1,500 frontline health care workers and essential workers at American Airlines Center.