Mavericks throttle Bucks to stop 4-game slide
Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 22 points, and the Dallas Mavericks stopped a four-game slide with a 111-79 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Matthews also had eight assists while helping Dallas (3-14) to its first win since Nov. 7 at Washington. He had six of the Mavericks’ franchise record-tying 19 3-pointers.
J.J. Barea had 20 points for the Mavericks, and Harrison Barnes finished with 18. Yogi Ferrell had 16 points and Dwight Powell grabbed 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee had won four in a row. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Bucks (8-7), and Khris Middleton added 23 points.
It was Milwaukee’s first loss since it acquired Eric Bledsoe in a trade with the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 7.
The Mavericks never trailed after Matthews’ 3-pointer made it 22-20 with 3:07 left in the first quarter. Dallas went 19 for 38 from beyond the arc, including a shot clock-beating 3 from near midcourt by Barea that made it 88-64 in the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee went 6 of 25 from 3-point range.
Tip-ins
Bucks: C John Henson went 3 for 10 at the free-throw line. … Coach Jason Kidd had two stints in Dallas as a player and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 8.4 assists in 500 career games with the Mavericks. … The Bucks host the Mavericks on Dec. 8.
Mavericks: C Nerlens Noel only played three minutes. Noel played six minutes in Friday night’s 111-87 loss to Minnesota and has been replaced in the rotation by Salah Mejri. … Dallas still leads the NBA with 14 losses this season.
Up next
Bucks: Host the Washington Wizards on Monday.
Mavericks: Host the Boston Celtics on Monday.
Milwaukee | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | — | 79 |
Dallas | 33 | 23 | 26 | 29 | — | 111 |
Milwaukee | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Antetokounmpo | 39:43 | 7-20 | 9-13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
Middleton | 32:33 | 9-12 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
Henson | 20:14 | 1-2 | 3-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Bledsoe | 21:38 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Snell | 32:53 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Brogdon | 32:25 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Maker | 24:36 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Liggins | 18:58 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Payton II | 4:48 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vaughn | 3:10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bolomboy | 3:10 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wilson | 3:10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry | 2:42 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 240 | 28-74 | 17-31 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 79 |
Percentages: FG .378, FT .548. 3-Point Goals: 6-25, .240 (Middleton 3-5, Snell 2-5, Antetokounmpo 1-2, Payton II 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Maker 0-2, Bledsoe 0-3, Brogdon 0-3, Liggins 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 13 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Henson, Maker, Snell, Terry, Vaughn). Turnovers: 13 (Antetokounmpo 3, Bledsoe 2, Middleton 2, Bolomboy, Brogdon, Henson, Liggins, Maker, Snell). Steals: 8 (Antetokounmpo 3, Liggins 2, Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton).
Dallas | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Barnes | 32:54 | 5-11 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Kleber | 9:51 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nowitzki | 24:48 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Matthews | 33:30 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
Smith Jr. | 21:51 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Ferrell | 32:34 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Powell | 24:51 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Barea | 23:27 | 5-10 | 6-7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
Harris | 19:51 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Mejri | 6:53 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland | 3:10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Withey | 3:10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Noel | 3:10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 240 | 38-79 | 16-19 | 49 | 27 | 26 | 111 |
Percentages: FG .481, FT .842. 3-Point Goals: 19-38, .500 (Matthews 6-8, Barea 4-7, Ferrell 3-5, Barnes 2-4, Harris 2-4, Nowitzki 1-3, Smith Jr. 1-4, Withey 0-1, Powell 0-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 17 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Mejri, Smith Jr.). Turnovers: 17 (Barnes 4, Smith Jr. 4, Barea 3, Ferrell, Kleber, Matthews, Noel, Nowitzki, Powell). Steals: 7 (Matthews 2, Barnes, Cleveland, Harris, Nowitzki, Smith Jr.). Att.—19,949 (19,200). T—2:07. Officials—Matt Boland, Tom Washington, Jacyn Goble
This story was originally published November 18, 2017 at 10:56 PM with the headline "Mavericks throttle Bucks to stop 4-game slide."