Dwight Powell’s dunk with 21 seconds left yesterday afternoon gave Dallas the lead for good and the Mavericks survived in a wild 106-103 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder.
Powell took a dish from Jalen Brunson, who hit a go-ahead basket on the Mavericks’ previous possession, and slammed the ball home for the fifth lead change in a frantic final two minutes.
Dennis Schroder and Paul George each missed would-be go-ahead 3-pointers on the Thunder’s next trip down the floor. Ryan Broekhoff was fouled after rebounding George’s miss and drained both free throws with 4.2 seconds left before Russell Westbrook missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
