Irving scores 44, Hardaway Jr. 32 as Luka-less Mavericks beat Knicks 128-124
DALLAS (AP) Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 44 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 32 in his fifth start of the season and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks, playing without superstar Luka Doncic and two other starters, held off a late charge to beat the New York Knicks 128-124 on Thursday night.
After Irving had 20 in the third quarter, the Mavericks led 115-96 with 7:19 left in the game before the Knicks pulled within 121-120 with 1:08 to go on Donte DiVicenzo’s 3-pointer.
Josh Green hit a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left for the last of his 18 points following three Dallas offensive rebounds for a 124-120 lead. Irving and Hardaway combined to sink four free throws in the final 11.1 seconds left to seal the win. Hardaway tied his season high.
“To come up with the three offensive rebounds at that point was huge,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “And then for Josh to get another shot at it. There was no hesitation when the ball found him.”
Dallas native Julius Randle led the Knicks with 32 points. Jalen Brunson, playing in Dallas for the first time since leaving the Mavericks in free agency in July 2022, scored 30.
DiVincenzo had 19, but the Knicks lost for the first time in six games since acquiring OG Anunoby from Toronto on Dec. 30.
Anunoby scored 10 points, eight in the fourth quarter. Randle’s 67th career 30-point game tied him with Willis Reed for fifth place in club history.
Irving and Hardaway were a combined 12 of 23 on 3-pointers as Dallas, averaging 15.1 3s going into play, hit 17 of 41 to New York’s 14 of 42. Irving also led the Mavericks with 10 assists.
The Knicks came off their best defensive effort of the season in Tuesday’s 112-84 win at home against Portland. They allowed 44 in the first quarter, falling behind by 19, and were down 20 late in the half.
“We didn’t do ourselves any favors to start the game,” Randle said. “We’ve got to come more prepared, ready to play. We thought we had a final breakthrough in the fourth, but we couldn’t get a rebound.
“Last two times we’ve been here, I feel like we lost games because we couldn’t get rebounds at the end.”
When the Knicks were previously in Dallas in December 2022, the Mavericks rallied from nine behind with 33 seconds left to win in overtime in a game in which Doncic had a career-high 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists.
Doncic sat out Thursday’s game with an ankle injury. The Mavericks were also missing center Dereck Lively II and guard Dante Exum.
Anunoby, coming off his Knicks-high 23 points on Tuesday, took his first shot three minutes into the second period and finished the half with two points.
Brunson’s first half included a technical foul called in the closing seconds.
UP NEXT
Knicks: At Memphis on Saturday.
Mavericks: The first of two consecutive games against New Orleans on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Dwight Powell (Kyrie Irving gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Josh Green misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:38 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point running pullup jump shot | 0-3 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-3 |
| 10:38 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point pullup jump shot | 2-6 |
| 10:15 | | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-8 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point stepback jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:13 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:49 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 8:38 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 4-12 |
| 8:13 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:01 | | Julius Randle misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Loose ball) (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 4-15 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:10 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 7-18 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 9-18 |
| 6:13 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (lost ball) (Julius Randle steals) | ||
| 5:52 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 12-18 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point stepback jump shot | 12-20 |
| 5:14 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 12-23 |
| 4:46 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-23 |
| 4:46 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-23 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup | 14-25 |
| 4:23 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-25 |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 16-27 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-27 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-29 |
| 3:17 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 18-31 |
| 2:57 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 2:37 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-32 |
| 2:37 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-33 |
| 2:23 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point running jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 18-36 |
| 1:56 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-36 |
| 1:39 | | Markieff Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 21-39 |
| 1:30 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-40 |
| 1:20 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 1:20 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-40 |
| 1:20 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-40 |
| 1:00 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Julius Randle misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:38 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-41 |
| 0:20 | | Julius Randle misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 26-41 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 26-44 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point reverse layup (Josh Hart assists) | 28-44 |
| 11:40 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Josh Green assists) | 28-46 |
| 11:27 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive foul (Off the ball) (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Markieff Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Markieff Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-47 |
| 11:12 | | +1 | Markieff Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-48 |
| 11:12 | | Josh Green personal foul (Away from play) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-48 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 31-48 |
| 10:44 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:44 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:41 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:56 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-48 |
| 9:35 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | Seth Curry turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point stepback jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 34-48 |
| 8:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:25 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:25 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:23 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 34-51 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 36-51 |
| 7:38 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup (OG Anunoby assists) | 38-51 |
| 7:27 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-51 |
| 7:15 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:11 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:09 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point tip layup | 39-53 |
| 6:22 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point running layup | 39-55 |
| 6:16 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-56 |
| 6:06 | | Julius Randle turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:58 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-57 |
| 5:58 | | Jaden Hardy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:56 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-57 |
| 5:35 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup | 43-57 |
| 5:10 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | |