PORTLAND — While Friday night’s breakout performance by 10-day contract signee Yogi Ferrell featured plenty of statistical significance during the Dallas Mavericks’ 108-104 road win in Portland, according to coach Rick Carlisle, it was just the latest installment of the 23-year-old guard taking advantage of his opportunity with the team.
Scoring 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting, Ferrell tied Rodrigue Beaubois’ rookie franchise record for made three-pointers in a game by knocking down nine of 11 from deep. He also became just the third undrafted player in NBA history to score at least 30 points within his first 15 career games during the win, joining the likes of Phoenix’s Connie Hawkins and Golden State’s Anthony Morrow.