Matthews scores 36 points, Mavericks beat Wizards 116-104

Fortunately for Williams and the Mavericks (12-9), he was spot on with his assessment, as the $70 million shooting guard turned things around in Sunday night’s game against the Washington Wizards (8-10). “We just felt like we could hang around and give ourselves a chance, and a lot of guys contributed to us winning the game”.

Wall said the knee was sore, but an X-ray didn’t show any structural damage, The Post reported, citing an unidentified person with knowledge of the situation. “If it’s something that’s fine (and) I can play through it, I will”.

Wesley Matthews, signed after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury with Portland, broke out against the Wizards with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on Sunday.

“We didn’t start the third quarter in any way shape or form like we wanted to win the game”, Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. Carmelo Anthony led the team with 18 points but shot just six of 17 while Lance Thomas chipped in with 17 points off the bench, but what really hurt the Knicks was that they allowed the Bucks to score 60 points in the paint compared to their 32 points.

“It’s one of those nights where those same shots that I’ve been shooting and missing, they were falling tonight”, Matthews said.

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, right, goes to the basket against Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (3) and Jon Leuer (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Washington. Dallas finished 16 of 31 on 3-point attempts and made 24 of 27 free throws.

The two-time All-Star is averaging 28 points per game over the past three games, but his status for Monday’s game in Miami is unclear. Forwards Drew Gooden (right calf strain) and Kris Humphries (ankle sprain) also did not play. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle would not offer a timetable for PG J. Dallas trailed 58-49 with two minutes left in the first half, but entered halftime down 58-55.

NOTES: Dallas G Devin Harris is day-to-day with bruised ribs suffered during a collision with teammate Justin Anderson….

The bold statement seemed to light a fire in him and he exploded with a career game against the Washington Wizards last night.

Now, the Mavericks (12-9) will try to keep the momentum going, concluding a back-to-back and a stretch of 10 of 13 outings on the road in the Big Apple in a matchup against the up-and-coming New York Knicks. Chandler Parsons was held out of this game to rest but will be available Monday night against the Knicks.