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12/30 00:41 CST Avdija just shy of triple-double as Trail Blazers hold off
Mavericks 125-122
Avdija just shy of triple-double as Trail Blazers hold off Mavericks 125-122
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Deni Avdija had 27 points, 11 assists and nine
rebounds, and Shaedon Sharpe added 24 points as the Portland Trail Blazers
defeated the Dallas Mavericks 125-122 on Monday night.
Caleb Love also scored 24 for the Trail Blazers off the bench, including six
3-pointers.
Klay Thompson's 3-point attempt to tie the game at the buzzer missed as
Portland avoided blowing a 17-point lead.
Max Christie led the Mavericks with 25 points and Brandon Williams scored 22.
Cooper Flagg had 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Portland led 95-84 with 1:30 left in the third quarter before the Mavericks
went on a 9-2 run, capped by a running 3 with 0.7 seconds left by Thompson to
make it 97-93.
Thompson then tied the game at 99 on a 3 with 9:35 remaining. With 6:56 to
play, Christie gave the Mavericks their first lead of the second half at
106-105 on a 3-pointer.
The teams exchanged the lead eight times in the fourth quarter.
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