In the middle meeting of three contests in 16 days against the San Antonio Spurs, the Mavericks had to scratch and claw, but came out with a 109-108 victory at AT&T Center.
They earned the win with a lot of grit and clutch play to improve to 5-3. The Spurs are 2-6, but have taken just about every opponent down to the final buzzer.
Here’s our takeaways from the Mavericks’ hard-fought win:
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: OK, the Mavericks have lost by 31 to Denver, 26 to Atlanta and 15 to Miami.