National Basketball Association
Charlotte 123, Dallas 120
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2020
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #34 Kevin Cutler, #48 Scott Foster, #83 Andy Nagy
Attendance: 20327

Terry Rozier scored 29 points and Devonte' Graham added 27 as the visiting Charlotte Hornets opened a 20-point first-half lead and still had to rally for a 123-120 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

PJ Washington added 19 points as the Hornets came back from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win consecutive road games following a six-game losing streak.

The Hornets tied the score 103-103 with 19 seconds remaining in regulation on a layup by Rozier, who scored seven points in the extra period for the victory.

Luka Doncic scored 39 points and Maxi Kleber added a career-high 24 as the Mavericks lost for the third time in their last four games.

Doncic added 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his team-record 10th triple-double of the season. The Mavericks are now 1-1 at the start of their season-long six-game homestand.

The Hornets' Miles Bridges hit two free throws with 20.7 seconds remaining in overtime for a 119-116 lead before Doncic made a layup with 11.3 seconds left to pull the Mavericks within a point. Rozier then hit two free throws with 9.9 seconds to push the lead to 121-118.

Seth Curry hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 121-120 before Graham made two from the foul line for the game's final margin. Doncic's desperation 3-pointer from half court was off the mark.

Charlotte led 51-31 with 4:10 remaining in the first half before the Mavericks started to assert themselves on offense. Dallas trailed 57-44 at halftime before taking a 75-72 lead with 3:35 remaining in the third on a Kleber 3-pointer.

Bridges and Bismack Biyombo scored 11 each for the Hornets. Biyombo had 13 rebounds, while Bridges had 11.

Dorian Finney-Smith had 15 points for the Mavericks while Curry had 12. J.J. Barea had 11 points and a season-high nine assists for Dallas.

It was the third consecutive game that the Mavericks played without Kristaps Porzingis (knee) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (hamstring).

--Field Level Media

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   Dallas
Terry Rozier 29 Scoring Luka Doncic 39
Devonte' Graham 13 Assists Luka Doncic 10
Bismack Biyombo 13 Rebounds Luka Doncic 12
Devonte' Graham 9 Free Throws Made Luka Doncic 6
Malik Monk 2 Steals Dwight Powell 3
Miles Bridges 1 Blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 123 49.4 11-25 28-31 27 53 5 5 18
Dallas 120 47.0 15-50 11-13 28 41 4 7 10
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .522 after a win and .833 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Hornets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.