Mavericks storm past Wizards
DALLAS -- Harrison Barnes scored 26 as the Dallas Mavericks stormed back to beat the Washington Wizards 113-105 Tuesday night at American Airlines Center.
The Mavericks (11-24) went into the fourth quarter down 88-87, but opened the final period with a 20-9 run and held on for their fifth win in their last nine games.
Deron Williams added 21 points in Dallas' first game of the New Year, knocking down four 3-pointers. The Mavs hit 17 of 32 (53.1 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Dallas bench also came up big, with Devin Harris scoring 17 and Seth Curry netting 16 points. Reserves accounted for 43 points, 19 rebounds and six assists.
The Wizards (16-18) lost for the second straight night after falling 101-91 at Houston on Monday. Washington had won three in a row before arriving in Texas.
John Wall lived up to his Eastern Conference Player of the Month with 27 points and eight assists. Backcourt mate Bradley Beal had 25 points and six assists.
Dirk Nowitzki had 11 points and nine boards for Dallas. Wesley Matthews scored 12. Barnes hit 8-18 from the floor, including 2-4 from deep, hauled in seven rebounds and dished out five assists.
Mavericks center Andrew Bogut came off the bench for only the 15th time in his 12-yard career and grabbed six rebounds.
The Wizards were outscored 52-38 in the second half. Marcin Gortat had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Washington returns home Friday to face Minnesota. The Mavericks play the second of a three-game homestand Thursday against Phoenix.
The Mavericks led for the majority of the first half, opening up as much as an 11-point lead late in the second period.
But the Wizards finished strong, ripping off a 20-3 run to go into the locker room up 67-61. Wall did most of the damage with 20 points and four assists by the break.
Wall had 13 points in the final 1:43 of the half.
NOTES: Dallas C Andrew Bogut is coming off the bench at his request. Bogut acknowledged the defensive limitations of starting next to PF Dirk Nowitzki. "There's no point of starting with Dirk and then getting pulled 30 seconds into a game," Bogut told ESPN. "So I went to coach and said, 'If you're going to continue to do that, just bring me off the bench. I won't be offended. We'll get on with life.'" ... Washington PG John Wall, the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week, was named East Player of the Month. "It's an honor and I'm happy that they chose me," he said. ... Mavericks PG Deron Williams (illness) was active.