LOS ANGELES — Jason Kidd expected Kyrie Irving’s return from injury would give the Mavericks “some juice” Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. That he...
After blowing the 14-point lead they opened two minutes after halftime, Dallas needed Irving’s production and Kleber’s six points in the last 7.2 seconds with Luka Doncic watching from the end of the bench for a fourth consecutive game and with the Western Conference standings on near-constant shuffle mode with three weeks left in the regular season.
Forgive fans who felt nervous as the Lakers erased the Mavericks’ double-digit advantage in the second half by out-scoring them 29-16 in the first 11 minutes of the fourth quarter. With 7.2 seconds remaining, Kleber drew a 3-point shooting foul at the top of the arc against Anthony Davis and trimmed the Mavericks’ deficit to 109-108 by making all three attempts at the foul line.
As Irving dribbled at the top of the key, Pinson rolled toward the basket to draw attention from Kleber on the left wing.
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