Mavericks blow big lead, rally to hold off Lakers

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Luka Doncic scored seven of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 109-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Dorian Finney-Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Mavericks, who hung on for their eighth win in 10 games after blowing a huge early lead on the struggling Lakers.

Dallas trailed 100-94 with seven minutes to play before scoring 11 consecutive points in a rally kicked off by Brunson's fourth 3-pointer.

"At halftime we told them, ‘They’re coming. LeBron is coming,’" Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. "In the third quarter, LeBron put on a show, but we didn’t lose our composure. That’s one of the things we’ve gotten better at, and in the fourth quarter we got back to what we’ve done at Golden State. We held them to 17 points, and that’s pretty good."

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, drives past Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Doncic went 9 of 21 and looked significantly less sharp than in most previous games during his monthlong scoring tear, but made enough big baskets to win it.

"We stayed together and just executed the game plan, played the game," Doncic said. "My mentality is to close the game with the best shot possible. We executed down the stretch."

LeBron James scored 26 points and Carmelo Anthony had 20 for the Lakers, who took their sixth loss in seven games despite erasing a 21-point deficit in just over 12 thrilling minutes spanning halftime.