Dwight Powell tossed a low second-quarter bounce pass to Maxi Kleber, but Kleber fumbled it, causing the ball to slip away. No problem. Powell regained the ball, dribbled toward the basket and dropped in a layup for a conventional three-point play. It was that kind of Wednesday night for Dallas, which turned even misplays into buckets while building a 77-58 first-half lead.
En route to a victory that put Dallas in excellent position to earn a top-six Western Conference seed and avoid next week’s play-in round, the Mavericks piled up the points for a second time at home vs.