The Golden State Warriors rallied from 15 down to beat the Dallas Mavericks 137-131 in overtime Monday, as Moses Moody suffered an apparent knee injury late in the extra period.
DALLAS — Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors rallied from 15 down to beat the Dallas Mavericks 137-131 on Monday night, extending Dallas's home losing streak to 12 games — the longest in 32 years.
Moody had just stolen the ball from Cooper Flagg near midcourt and was alone at the basket when his left leg buckled as he went up for the layup. He lost the ball, went to the floor, and stayed there holding his knee. Play continued on Dallas's offensive end before the clock finally stopped with 58.5 seconds left in overtime.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr put his hands to his face as the arena went silent. Players and medical staff surrounded Moody, who remained down for several minutes before being taken off on a stretcher.
Moody was making his return after missing 10 games with a sprained right wrist. Only one point was scored after he went down, Draymond Green converting one of two free throws with 7.1 seconds left as both teams struggled to continue what had been an intense game.
Flagg finished with 32 points and nine assists but also had seven turnovers, three of them during an 11-0 Golden State run that broke a tie at the start of the fourth quarter and pushed the Warriors ahead 109-98. Daniel Gafford scored 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting before leaving in the fourth quarter with a right shoulder contusion and not returning.
The performance was Gafford's fourth 20-point game in his last six outings — a remarkable stretch given he had reached that mark just once in his first 45 games of the season. He now has five 20-point efforts this season and 21 for his career.
Kristaps Porziņģis scored 22 points, and Brandin Podziemski had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Golden State, which stopped a three-game losing streak with just its second win in the past 10 games. The Warriors are still positioned in the Western Conference play-in picture with 10 regular-season games remaining.
Gary Payton II made all eight of his field goal attempts and finished with 17 points off the bench. Gui Santos scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. Klay Thompson added 15 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting as a reserve for Dallas.
The Mavericks led 73-63 at halftime after shooting 65.9% from the field — their highest field goal percentage in an opening half this season — and building their advantage to 15 in the second quarter. Golden State chipped away through the third, tied it at 98 heading to the fourth, then went ahead for good on the 11-0 burst to open the period.
Max Christie's 3-pointer with 1:16 remaining tied it at 126 and forced overtime. Dallas went 2-of-8 from the field in the extra period and failed to score from the free-throw line. The Mavericks also lost their second consecutive overtime game and fell to 4-23 since a four-game winning streak — their longest in what has become a lost season.
Dallas is now on its longest home skid since playing at Reunion Arena. The Mavs had home losing streaks of 19 and 12 games during the 1993-94 season at the since-demolished facility.
Flagg's 32 points were his eighth career 30-point game, moving him past Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić for third on the all-time list among teenagers in NBA history. Only LeBron James (20) and Carmelo Anthony (10) have more.
The Mavericks will look to snap their home losing streak on the road when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.