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Knicks Nip Mavs in OT


As the Mavericks defense collapses, Jelani Birch kicks it out to a wide-open Tim Hardaway Jr. in the corner for one of his 15 assists.

New York, NY -- Jelani Birch struggled for three quarters...badly. Fortunately, basketball games are four quarters long; and this particular game was four quarters and one overtime period long. When Kristaps Porzingis picked up his sixth foul with 4:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, Birch flipped a switch and took over.

However, through three quarters of play Birch had only scored three points and was 0-for-6 from the floor. On top of that, he was having a difficult time containing Dennis Smith Jr. who scored 32 points in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Birch scored 20 points on 9-for-12 shooting and held Dennis Smith to 1/7 shooting and just five points as the Knicks pulled away in overtime, outscoring the Mavericks 19-8.

Birch recorded the first triple-double of his career in the win with 23 points, 15 assists, and 13 rebounds. Porzingis, before fouling out, scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds. Mitchell Robinson recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Mario Hezonja was a perfect 5-for-5 from deep en route to an 18 point performance. In total, eight Knicks scored in double figures and Justin Holiday was one point away from making it nine.

For Dallas, Dennis Smith Jr. had a monster game scoring 37 points, dishing out 8 assists, and grabbing 7 rebounds. Rookie Zion Williamson stuffed the statsheet with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Luka Donic chipped in with 13 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds, and DeAndre Jordan recorded a 10-point, 15-rebound double-double.

Dallas Mavericks (4-3) at New York Knicks (4-3)
Nov 5, 2019 1 2 3 4 OT Final Dallas 27 28 30 26 8 119 New York 23 23 31 34 19 130 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks Dennis Smith Jr. - 37 pts, 8 ast, 7 reb, 1 blk Zion Williamson - 27 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl New York Knicks Jelani Birch - 23 pts, 15 ast, 13 reb, 3 stl Kristaps Porzingis - 19 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison DAL NYK FG Made-Att 46/93 47/97 3PT Made-Att 5/20 16/31 FT Made-Att 22/31 20/22 Rebounds 53 45 Assists 32 24 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 7 10 Blocks 2 4
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dennis Smith Jr. 42 12/26 4/12 9/13 7 8 0 1 2 37 Luka Doncic 41 5/15 1/4 2/2 5 7 1 0 3 13 DeAndre Jordan 39 4/6 0/0 2/4 15 2 0 0 1 10 Zion Williamson 39 11/16 0/0 5/6 8 5 2 0 3 27 Khris Middleton 38 3/9 0/1 0/0 5 5 1 0 2 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dwight Powell 17 4/5 0/1 0/0 1 2 2 1 0 8 Jalen Brunson 16 2/7 0/0 2/2 2 1 0 0 1 6 Rodney McGruder 15 1/4 0/1 2/4 1 0 1 0 1 4 Ed Davis 15 3/3 0/0 0/0 9 2 0 0 1 6 DeMarre Carroll 6 1/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2
New York Knicks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jelani Birch 43 9/18 0/2 5/5 13 5 3 0 4 23 Mitchell Robinson 36 4/8 0/0 5/6 10 0 1 1 1 13 Tim Hardaway Jr. 34 5/9 4/6 3/3 2 0 0 0 2 17 Kevin Knox 34 4/8 1/5 1/1 2 1 2 1 1 10 Kristaps Porzingis 31 8/20 1/5 2/2 6 2 1 0 1 19 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS George Hill 24 4/9 0/1 2/2 0 2 0 1 1 10 Mario Hezonja 21 6/8 5/5 1/1 4 0 1 1 1 18 Mike Scott 18 4/8 2/2 1/2 3 3 2 0 1 11 Justin Holiday 14 3/8 3/5 0/0 1 0 0 0 2 9 Joakim Noah 14 0/1 0/0 0/0 4 1 0 0 1 0