DALLAS – One game after inexplicably failing to get off a game-tying last-second shot against the New Orleans Pelicans this past Friday, Dennis Smith Jr. bounced back with authority and manufactured two of the biggest plays of Sunday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The twin clutch plays by Smith were the impetus the Dallas Mavericks used to eke out a hard-fought 105-103 triumph over the Thunder and stretch their record to 17-18 before a sellout crowd of 20,380 at American Airlines Center. And it shows how quickly the pendulum can swing in an NBA game from one game to the next.