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Irving scores 23 as Mavs beat Knicks 129-114, improve to 4-1 without Doncic
DALLAS (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks improved to 4-1 this season without superstar Luka Doncic, beating the New York Knicks 129-114 on Wednesday night.
Jalen Brunson tied his season high with 37 points for New York in his second game in Dallas against his former team. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 14 rebounds, but OG Anunoby was limited to eight points on 3-of-15 shooting two nights after getting a career-high 40.
Doncic missed his fourth consecutive game with a sprained right wrist, and the defending Western Conference champions were without two other starters in Klay Thompson (plantar fascia) and Daniel Gafford (illness).
Dallas' Naji Marshall scored 24 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 21 and P.J. Washington had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Knicks: Towns was facing the Mavs for the first time since the West finals with Minnesota. He shot 28% through the first three games as the Timberwolves fell behind 3-0 and lost the series in five. Towns came to New York in the blockbuster trade that sent Julius Randle to Minnesota.
Mavericks: Doncic and Brunson, drafted together in 2018, have faced each other just once in five opportunities since Brunson signed with the Knicks as a free agent in 2022. Dallas won the only meeting in December 2022 in New York, six months after the pair went to the West finals together.
Tom Brady had the courtside crowd buzzing when he walked in during the first quarter. The NFL analyst was in town for Thursday's Dallas-New York Giants Thanksgiving game.
The Knicks had their season low for any quarter with 15 points in the first two nights after setting the NBA high this season in a 145-118 victory at Denver.
The Knicks are at Charlotte on Friday. The Mavericks play at Utah on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dereck Lively II (Naji Marshall gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:24 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Josh Hart misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 10:50 | | Jump ball. Dereck Lively II vs. Mikal Bridges (P.J. Washington gains possession) | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting dunk (P.J. Washington assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:16 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:16 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | P.J. Washington blocks OG Anunoby's three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Naji Marshall offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-4 |
| 7:55 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:52 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-6 |
| 7:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point running reverse layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 4-8 |
| 7:30 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-9 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 6-9 |
| 7:00 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | OG Anunoby misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-11 |
| 5:56 | | OG Anunoby misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup | 6-13 |
| 5:25 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Jalen Brunson personal foul (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-16 |
| 4:42 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-18 |
| 4:13 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:06 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-18 |
| 4:06 | | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:05 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Loose ball) (Jericho Sims draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:32 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point tip layup | 7-20 |
| 3:17 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-23 |
| 2:57 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-23 |
| 2:25 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-23 |
| 2:14 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Jazian Gortman personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | Jazian Gortman shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-23 |
| 1:56 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-23 |
| 1:40 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Miles McBride assists) | 13-23 |
| 1:10 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-23 |
| 0:59 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-23 |
| 0:49 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-24 |
| 0:49 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-25 |
| 0:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Jazian Gortman makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 15-28 |
| 0:04 | | Cameron Payne misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Cameron Payne turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 11:39 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 11:35 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 18-28 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving layup | 18-30 |
| 11:02 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:50 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 |
| 10:38 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-30 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 20-33 |
| 10:06 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Josh Hart personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 20-36 |
| 9:33 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point running finger roll layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 20-38 |
| 9:21 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 22-38 |
| 8:44 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Dwight Powell blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:31 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:10 | | OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running finger roll layup | 22-40 |
| 7:59 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Dwight Powell steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | Miles McBride blocks Jaden Hardy's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Quentin Grimes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | OG Anunoby misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 7:27 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | P.J. Washington turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point running pullup jump shot | 22-43 |
| 6:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Charge) (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 22-46 |
| 6:16 |