The Mavericks (46 - 29) defeated the Thunder (42 - 33) in a wild 135 - 131 shootout at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday. Dallas came into the fourth quarter with a two - point lead. With less than nine minutes to go, the Mavericks had extended their lead to 10 points. But the Thunder battled back and finally took the lead 121 - 119 after a Russell Westbrook layup with four minutes to play. With less than a minute remaining, the Mavericks led 132 - 131. Chandler Parsons hit a 16 - footer to extend the lead to three points with 13 seconds on the clock. Russell Westbrook missed two successive three - pointers on Oklahoma City's next possession, and Monta Ellis hit a free throw on the other end to seal the deal for the Mavericks. Seven Mavericks players scored in double digits. Monta Ellis (calf) returned to the starting lineup after missing Sunday's game. He was Dallas' leading scorer with 26 points (9 - 14 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), to go with four rebounds, five assists and one steal in 37 minutes. Chandler Parsons had 22 points (10 - 15 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt), four rebounds, six assists and one steal in 37 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki contributed 18 points (8 - 17 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt) four rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes. J.J. Barea (ankle) returned to the court after a four - game absence and scored six points (2 - 5 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt) in 11 minutes. Three Thunder players scored at least 30 points. Anthony Morrow came off the bench and had 32 points (11 - 16 FG, 6 - 9 3Pt), four rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes. Russell Westbrook recorded his 10th triple - double of the year. He had 31 points (10 - 32 FG, 2 - 11 3Pt), 11 rebounds, 11 assists and one steal in 44 minutes. Enes Kanter had 30 points (9 - 13 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt), 11 rebounds, one assist and one block in 38 minutes. Steven Adams appeared to suffer a sprained right ankle late in the game. The seventh place Mavericks distanced themselves from the eighth place Thunder in the Western Conference on Wednesday. The Mavericks are ahead four games. The Thunder are ahead of the ninth place Pelicans by two games. The Mavericks have won the season series with the Thunder 3 - 1.
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