NEW YORK—Dirk Nowitzki made a clinching three-pointer in overtime that moved him into seventh place on the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets, 96-88, on Monday night to match their season high with a sixth straight victory.
Monta Ellis scored 19 points and made a pair of jumpers early in overtime before consecutive three-pointers by Chandler Parsons and Nowitzki made it 96-88 with 34 seconds to play.
That gave Nowitzki 15 points for the game and 27,412 in his career, moving him past Moses Malone into the No. 7 spot.
Rajon Rondo shot 1 of 13 for two points but had 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have the longest current winning streak in the NBA. Tyson Chandler finished with 14 points and 13 boards.
Brook Lopez had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets but faded after an 18-point first quarter. Jarrett Jack had 20 points and 10 assists.
The Nets were without Deron Williams (sore left side) and Kevin Garnett, who rested on the second night of back-to-back games, and dropped their second straight after winning three in a row.
Elsewhere in the NBA on Monday, it was Charlotte 104, Boston 95; Dallas 96, Brooklyn 88, overtime; Washington 92, New Orleans 85; Chicago 114, Houston 105; Memphis 105, New York 83; Denver 110, Minnesota 101; Indiana 105, Utah 101; Atlanta 107, LA Clippers 98; and Golden State 117, Oklahoma City 91.
In Oakland, California, Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Golden State used a smothering defensive effort to rout Oklahoma City.
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry scored 19 points each as the NBA-best Warriors (27-5) bottled up Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. Golden State held Oklahoma City to 30.6-percent shooting.
The Warriors’ whipping denied the rejuvenated Thunder (17-18) a chance to move above .500 for the first time this season.
Westbrook scored 22 points, and Durant had 14 points and 10 rebounds on a night when everything seemed to be a struggle for the Thunder. Durant shot 3 of 16, and Westbrook finished 5 for 21 from the floor. But help is on the way for Oklahoma City’s All-Star tandem.
The Thunder acquired shooting guard Dion Waiters from Cleveland in a three-team trade that was announced during the game. Oklahoma City sent the Cavaliers a protected 2015 first-round draft pick and moved reserve Lance Thomas to the New York Knicks.
In Chicago, Pau Gasol had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Jimmy Butler scored 22 and Chicago rallied for its 13th win in 15 games.
Derrick Rose added 19 points, Nikola Mirotic had 17 and the Bulls outscored the Rockets 19-5 over the final 3:19.
Josh Smith led Houston with 21 points. James Harden scored 20, but the Rockets lost for the fourth time in six games.
Butler scored five points and took a charge against Harden during the game-ending rally to help the Bulls wipe out a five-point deficit.
Mirotic also hit a 3 and scored five points during that stretch.
AP