Wood has 27 points, 13 rebounds in Mavs' OT win over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Christian Wood had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a series of blunders at the end regulation to beat the San Antonio Spurs 137-128 in overtime Wednesday night without injured All-Stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
“We made two mistakes late in the game,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. “It wasn’t where we were trying to make the mistakes. It just happens. As much as we look at them as numbers, we’re human. San Antonio took advantage of them.”
The Mavericks' Maxi Kleber threw an inbounds pass out of bounds on a full-length heave with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Keldon Johnson, who missed a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds, tied it 121 on an alley-oop dunk off an inbounds pass from Malaki Branham.
“We kind of let it slip away in overtime, but the basketball gods were definitely on our side at the end of regulation,” Branham said.
The Mavericks went on a 13-0 run early in overtime to seal the victory.
Wood had five points in overtime as Dallas fights to remain in the top 10 in the Western Conference. The Mavericks remained in ninth place, a half-game ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers and a game ahead of the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans.
“We knew that we needed to win, and we came out and gave it our all in overtime,” Mavericks guard Josh Green said.
Dwight Powell and Jaden Hardy had 22 points each and Green added 21 points for Dallas, which snapped a three-game skid.
Johnson had 27 points to lead the short-handed Spurs.
Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Spurs were without starters Devin Vassell Jeremy Sochan and Zach Collins along with Keita Bates-Diop and Charles Bassey. But as they did in setting a franchise record with 22 3-pointers in a rousing victory over Orlando on Tuesday night, San Antonio responded with a balanced scoring effort.
“They did a great job,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “A lot of guys got minutes. Combinations were a little strange probably, but their competitiveness and execution here and there were great. Really proud of them. They deserve to enjoy their evening.”
Branham had 20 points, Romeo Langford had 17 points and four others scored in double figures.
TIP-INS
Mavericks: Dallas has won six straight against San Antonio. The Mavericks’ previous loss to the Spurs was April 11, 2021, in San Antonio. … Doncic and Irving were both in attendance, sitting at the end of the Mavericks bench. … Jaden Hardy has scored 20 points in all three of his career starts for the Mavericks. In a back-to-back set against Memphis, Hardy had 22 points on March 11 and 28 points on March 13.
Spurs: San Antonio confirmed that Bassey suffered a non-displace fracture in his left patella. The injury occurred at the close of the first quarter of Tuesday’s victory over Orlando. Bassey will miss the remainder of the season. …. San Antonio is 2-2 during its six-game homestand. … Of the 13 games the Spurs have remaining, 10 are against a team in the playoffs or play-in tournament if the season ended today. … Johnson made his 200th career start in 219 career games with the Spurs. Only Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker, Willie Anderson and Sean Elliott have 200 starts in fewer games for the Spurs.
INFLUENCER
Popovich is well-known for exclusively limiting his basketball viewing to his own team during the season.
That even extends to not watching any prospective players.
Popovich admitted he never saw Sochan play until he walked into the Spurs’ practice facility last year.
So, even with the Spurs in position for their highest draft pick since selecting Tim Duncan No. 1 in 1997, Popovich is letting the team’s scouts and front office watch those games.
“I think I saw one clip of one of the guys that will probably be in the lottery,” Popovich said. “Two-minute clip or whatever. I’m not sure why I did it, but it was there somewhere.”
A reporter joked Popovich probably saw the clip while scrolling Instagram.
“I’m on Instagram a lot, but I’m on Twitter so much I don’t have time for Instagram,” Pop dryly retorted. “I’ve got to keep my followers happy.”
UP NEXT
Mavericks: At Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Spurs: Host Memphis on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dwight Powell vs. Sandro Mamukelashvili (Josh Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:41 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:30 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Reggie Bullock defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Romeo Langford personal foul (Loose ball) (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:43 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Romeo Langford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Romeo Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-1 |
| 10:43 | | +1 | Romeo Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 10:25 | | Josh Green misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Romeo Langford makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Reggie Bullock makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:30 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point putback layup | 7-7 |
| 9:10 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Josh Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:36 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Tre Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:36 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup | 9-8 |
| 7:58 | | Romeo Langford misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Romeo Langford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Romeo Langford makes two point tip layup | 9-10 |
| 7:39 | | Reggie Bullock misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 11-10 |
| 7:03 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:03 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:53 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 6:32 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 |
| 6:25 | | Reggie Bullock misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Christian Wood offensive foul (Charge) (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Christian Wood turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-14 |
| 5:44 | | Malaki Branham personal foul (Christian Wood draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Christian Wood misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | McKinley Wright IV blocks Keldon Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 5:28 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Christian Wood makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-14 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point pullup jump shot (Dominick Barlow assists) | 15-16 |
| 4:52 | | Justin Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 15-19 |
| 4:26 | | Devonte' Graham personal foul (McKinley Wright IV draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | McKinley Wright IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | McKinley Wright IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 4:08 | | Blake Wesley misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | McKinley Wright IV makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 19-19 |
| 4:03 | | Blake Wesley shooting foul (McKinley Wright IV draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | McKinley Wright IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:59 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | McKinley Wright IV turnover (lost ball) (Blake Wesley steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point running finger roll layup | 19-21 |
| 3:27 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point pullup jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists) | 19-23 |
| 2:44 | | Christian Wood offensive foul (Charge) (Dominick Barlow draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Christian Wood turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:30 | | Blake Wesley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Christian Wood makes two point layup (Josh Green assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:21 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Christian Wood draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Christian Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-23 |
| 1:56 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Christian Wood misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point running pullup jump shot | 22-25 |
| 1:17 | | Christian Wood misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Blake Wesley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Christian Wood blocks Dominick Barlow's two point layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Dominick Barlow blocks Josh Green's two point running layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Christian Wood offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Christian Wood makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 24-25 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point driving layup | 24-27 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | McKinley Wright IV makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-27 |
| 0:13 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point finger roll layup | 26-29 |
| 0:01 | | McKinley Wright IV misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point floating jump shot | 28-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | Romeo Langford misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point pullup jump shot (Gorgui Dieng assists) | 28-32 |
| 11:14 | | Josh Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point floating jump shot (Gorgui Dieng assists) | 28-34 |
| 10:46 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Gorgui Dieng personal foul (Loose ball) (Christian Wood draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Christian Wood assists) | 30-34 |
| 10:21 | | Tre Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +3 | Christian Wood makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 33-34 |
| 9:55 | | Doug McDermott misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Romeo Langford makes two point cutting layup (Doug McDermott assists) | 33-36 |
| 9:31 | | Gorgui Dieng blocks Jaden Hardy's two point layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Christian Wood offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Romeo Langford blocks Christian Wood's two point layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Jaden Hardy offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Christian Wood offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Christian Wood makes two point putback layup | 35-36 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-38 |
| 8:41 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Romeo Langford misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Reggie Bullock defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists) | 38-38 |
| 8:20 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:06 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Romeo Langford draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Romeo Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-39 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Romeo Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-40 |
| 7:54 | | Davis Bertans misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | JaVale McGee personal foul (Loose ball) (Gorgui Dieng draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | Davis Bertans blocks Romeo Langford's two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:32 | | McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Davis Bertans defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +3 | McKinley Wright IV makes three point pullup jump shot | 41-40 |
| 6:59 | | Doug McDermott offensive foul (McKinley Wright IV draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Doug McDermott turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Gorgui Dieng shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | +1 | JaVale McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-40 |
| 6:42 | | +1 | JaVale McGee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-40 |
| 6:28 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Gorgui Dieng misses two point layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Blake Wesley offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | |