Lakers edge Mavericks on Austin Reaves’ 3-pointer in final second of OT

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DALLAS — Rookie Austin Reaves swished a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds near successful overtime to springiness the Lakers a 107-104 triumph implicit the Dallas Mavericks connected Wednesday night.

Reaves’ basket, his 5th from down the arc, was the lone Lakers handbasket successful overtime scored by idiosyncratic different than the team’s Big Three.

LeBron James scored 24 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and Anthony Davis had his sixth double-double of the play with 20 points and 12 rebounds aft missing 2 games with a sore near knee.

Jalen Brunson scored 25 points and Kristaps Porzingis had his eighth double-double this play with 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks, who played their 3rd consecutive crippled without All-Star defender Luka Doncic.

A 3-pointer by Westbrook gave the Lakers a 104-101 pb with 23.5 seconds near successful overtime. Maxi Kleber tied the people with 15.2 to play erstwhile helium banked successful a changeable from 25 feet.

James was 4 for 9 connected 3-pointers, including a 35-foot swish adjacent the midcourt logo successful the 3rd period.

Three Lakers were missing aft entering the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol: halfway Dwight Howard, guardant Talen Horton-Tucker and defender Malik Monk.