Wizards defeat Mavericks, 114-111, to snap 11-game losing streak against Dallas

Otto Porter scored a career-high 28 points, John Wall had 26 points and 16 assists and the visiting Washington Wizards ended an 11-game losing streak against the Dallas Mavericks with a 114-111 victory Saturday night.

Washington had not beaten Dallas since Oct. 27, 2009. The Wizards were playing their second straight game without Bradley Beal. The team announced before the game that Beal would be sidelined for at least two weeks because of a right leg injury. Beal is the team’s second-leading scorer with 19.8 points per game.

Porter more than picked up the slack, scoring 17 points during Washington’s 39-point third quarter as the Wizards built a 21-point lead. He made seven of eight shots during the period, including three three-pointers.

Wesley Matthews led the Mavericks with 28 points, including six three-pointers. Matthews hit 10 threes last Sunday in Dallas’ 116-104 win in Washington.

The Mavericks closed the game on a 19-8 rally, pulling within 112-111 on J.J. Barea’s two free throws with 4.4 seconds to go. After Wall made a pair with 3.7 seconds left, Dirk Nowitzki’s high-arcing three-pointer grazed the front rim at the buzzer.

Deron Williams sat out for the Mavericks because of a stomach illness. Williams is second on the team with 15.3 points per game and leads the team in assists.

The Mavericks split their point guard minutes among Raymond Felton, Barea and Devin Harris. Barea had 21 points, 13 in the fourth quarter, and Felton had 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds.

Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Washington. Ramon Sessions scored 17 points off the bench.

Boston 98, at Charlotte 93: Avery Bradley scored 23 points, Isaiah Thomas added 21 points and 13 assists, and the Celtics snapped the Hornets’ four-game winning streak. Jae Crowder added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics (14-10), who have won seven of their last 10 games. Boston bounced back after a heartbreaking double-overtime loss on Friday night to Stephen Curry and the unbeaten Golden State Warriors.

at Detroit 118, Indiana 96: Reggie Jackson had 21 points and nine assists to lead a balanced attack as the Pistons routed the Pacers. Ersan Ilyasova added 20 points, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 18 points, a career-high eight assists and seven rebounds. Six Pistons scored in double figures, while Andre Drummond had eight points and 11 rebounds.

San Antonio 103, at Atlanta 78: Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points and the Spurs allowed only 25 first-half points in the strongest defensive effort by any NBA team this season in beating the Hawks. The Spurs led 47-25 at halftime. The Hawks’ total — 13 points in the first quarter, 12 in the second — was the lowest for any NBA team in any half this season, according to STATS. The previous low was Houston’s 26 second-half points on Nov. 1 at Miami.

at Chicago 98, New Orleans 94: Pau Gasol had 18 points and Aaron Brooks scored 15 of his 17 in the fourth quarter as the Bulls beat the Pelicans. Jimmy Butler added 15 points for the Bulls, who trailed for most of the game.

New York at Portland: Late.

Clippers 105, at Brooklyn 100

at Houston 126, Lakers 97