The Dallas Mavericks had a particularly festive Christmas as, in addition to unveiling the statue of legendary German forward Dirk Nowitzki outside the American Airlines Center, they managed to win for the first time in their history on December 25 at home in a spectacular comeback from the third quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 124-115.
LeBron James and company got off to a great start, taking a 12-point lead early in the third quarter when the Dallas offense exploded, scoring an NBA record for any quarter on Christmas with 51 points in that period alone.
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The King, who is practically a habit to watch him play on Christmas, was the scoring leader for the entire game, racking up 38 points to accumulate seven straight games with at least three scoring tens, the longest active streak in the entire NBA.
The Mavs had three players with at least 25 points scored, being the leader of all of them their great star, the Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic, who accumulated 32 units that added to the 30 units scored by Christian Wood and the 26 of Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Dallas scored more points in the third quarter (51) than it had in the entire first half (43) and finally got the home win on Christmas that had been denied in its only other opportunity 11 years ago when they were defeated by the Miami Heat 105-94 in their first game after their only NBA championship.
The Mavericks (18-16) are eighth in the Western Conference, while the Lakers (13-20) are 13th in the same standings. The next game for Dallas will be next Tuesday, December 27 when they host the New York Knicks, while Los Angeles will return to the court to visit the Orlando Magic on the same day.
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