Dejounte Murray scored 25 points as the Spurs stopped a season-long five-game losing streak while avoiding the first season sweep by their Texas rival in the 41-year history of the Dallas franchise. The Mavericks won the first two meetings.
"DeMar is our scorer," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He has taken a lot of responsibility all year long. He's got courage. He misses some of them. He makes some of them, just like everybody through the ages. He just comes back and does it again." "We're a team that's still learning some lessons about keeping our guard up, navigating through a very busy schedule," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's not an excuse. It's just a fact. We've come a long way."
Mavericks: C Willie Cauley-Stein was active after missing 12 games because of COVID-19 protocols. ... F Maxi Kleber was out for the third time in five games because of right lower leg soreness. ... Josh Richardson scored 16 points.Lonnie Walker IV was quiet for most of three quarters in his second game back after missing nine with a sore right wrist. Then he was busy, scoring all 13 of his points in the final 13-plus minutes.
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