With his mom sitting courtside, Julius Randle had to show out in his hometown of
Dallas.
He did just that, pouring in 23 points, 15 rebounds and the game-sealing basket,
as the Lakers skipped past the Mavericks in overtime, 107-101, for their fourth
straight win.
Randle shot 9-of-15 from the field, constantly taking his man off the dribble
and finishing with strength at the rim.
“I tell Julius all the time that I have really high expectations for the player
he’s going to become on this team,” coach Luke Walton said. “Because of that,
I’m on him a lot.”
Julius Randle took control early in the game and finished with 23 points and 15
rebounds against Dallas #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/1NBLC7bu5H
A 10-point first quarter put Randle on the fast track to a big night, but he had
to weed through seven turnovers, five fouls and a botched attempt at a
regulation game-winner in order to come through in OT.
The Lakers (15-27) hit five shots in overtime, and Randle had a hand in each
one. He set three hard screens that immediately led to buckets, and he shot a
tough turnaround jumper at the end of the shot clock.
But his best play was saved for the end.
Up by three with 20 seconds left, the Lakers successfully got Dallas (15-29) to
switch center Dwight Powell onto Lonzo Ball.
L.A.’s point guard tried to take advantage of the mismatch but couldn’t get a
layup to fall. However, the switch worked anyway, as Randle beat Dennis Smith
Jr. for the rebound.
The point guard didn’t have a chance against the 6-foot-9 big man, as Randle
grabbed the board and put it in to ice victory — the Lakers’ first over Dallas
in five years.
It took a collaborative effort for the Lakers to end an exhausting 14-game
losing streak to the Mavericks.
Jordan Clarkson was clutch, scoring 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter
and overtime.
The sixth man had two big baskets in the extra period, hitting a 3-pointer to
start OT and a pull-up jumper with two minutes left.
“We got our guy back,” Randle said of Clarkson. “He made some huge, huge, huge
plays for us down the stretch.”
Jordan Clarkson finished with 19 points, including some clutch shots to close
out the game #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/d4d6NO6aog
Kyle Kuzma also put together an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double while
shooting 8-of-13 from the field.
Both players were sorely needed after Brandon Ingram went down with a mild ankle
sprain suffered in the first quarter.
Ingram — whose x-rays returned negative and is listed as day-to-day moving
forward — turned his ankle after piling up four points, six rebounds and five
assists in the first quarter alone.
Ingram had been hot the past week and pushed the Lakers to a 31-20 lead after
one period.
Led by rookie Dennis Smith Jr. (23 points), Dallas seized the opportunity
presented by Ingram’s absence, and fought back with a 32-15 second quarter,
taking the lead at halftime.
But the Lakers stepped up their defense, holding the Mavericks to 37.8 percent
shooting on the day. Dallas also shot just 11-of-43 on 3-pointers and 1-of-8 on
shots in overtime.
Julius led the Lakers to their fourth straight win as they beat the Mavericks in
OT, 107-101 #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/LposUytXNw
Notes Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth
quarter. … Lonzo Ball played 43 minutes and had nine points (4-of-13), seven
rebounds, seven assists and zero turnovers. … The Lakers scored 54 points in
the paint to Dallas’ 30. … L.A. had a 59-39 rebounding advantage. … A crowd
of 20,209 sold out American Airlines Center.
Lakers make it four straight with the #LakersWin in Dallas!!
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