Paul lifts Thunder past Mavericks

Oklahoma City, January 1

Chris Paul scored 17 points, including 13 in the final 4:31, to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a come-from-behind 106-101 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

With less than three minutes remaining, the Thunder trailed by seven. But then Oklahoma City reeled off a 14-2 run — fueled in large part by Paul — to end the game. The win was the third in a row and seventh in the last eight games for the Thunder.

Two players who were questionable going into the day due to ankle injuries, Danilo Gallinari and Dennis Schroder, led the Thunder with 20 points each.

Dallas’ Luka Doncic scored 35 points to lead all scorers but struggled from behind the arc, going just 3 of 16 on 3-point attempts. — Reuters