That line for receiving game balls after the Dallas Mavericks upset the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night turned out to be very long.
But at the head of that line is undoubtedly rookie forward Nicolas Brussino.
Called upon during a difficult time, Brussino came off the bench to score a career-high 11 points, grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and also manufactured two steals as the Mavs rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to upend the red-hot Wizards, 112-107, before 17,844 at the Verizon Center.
With Brussino shining, the Mavs (29-38) snapped a two-game losing streak and captured their first road victory since they won at Portland on Feb.