The Dallas Mavericks were clinging to a two-point lead with 80 seconds left in the game when Maxi Kleber leaped in the lane, cocked the ball back with two hands and dunked it hard over Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle.
The highlight finish by the 26-year-old undrafted rookie power forward caused the Mavs' bench to erupt in instantaneous celebration. Longtime face of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki was on his feet with a huge smile, high-fiving and hoorahing, along with maximum-salary starters Harrison Barnes and Wesley Matthews as they served as crunch-time spectators.