Dallas Mavericks stop 6-game slide with victory over Wizards
The Dallas Mavericks love arriving at Washington.Harrison Barnes scored 31 points, rookie Dennis Smith Jr. had 22 and the Mavericks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 113-99 victory over John Wall and the Wizards on Tuesday night.Dallas has won nine straight in Washington dating to 2008 and 14 of the past 15 meetings overall.
“We've been getting kicked around and it's no fun and tonight our guys drew a point in the sand and really brought things to a different level defensively,” coach Rick Carlisle said.Wesley Matthews made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for Dallas, which improved to 2-10 using its first road win of the season. Salah Mejri had 10 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.Wall had 23 points and 14 assists in his return from the sprained left shoulder, however the Wizards lost for the fifth amount of time in seven games. Bradley Beal had 23 points, and Otto Porter Jr. finished with 13.
“We've been getting kicked around and it's no fun and tonight our guys drew a point in the sand and really brought things to a different level defensively,” coach Rick Carlisle said.Wesley Matthews made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for Dallas, which improved to 2-10 using its first road win of the season. Salah Mejri had 10 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.Wall had 23 points and 14 assists in his return from the sprained left shoulder, however the Wizards lost for the fifth amount of time in seven games. Bradley Beal had 23 points, and Otto Porter Jr. finished with 13.
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