Daniel Gafford's contributions on both ends of the floor proved critical down the stretch, as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing skid and avoided a winless homestand with their 138-133 overtime defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

Gafford, limited thus far in 2025-26 by an ankle injury, delivered a season-high 20 points, including four in the final seconds of the extra period for Dallas.

His free throws with 1:39 remaining gave the Mavericks the lead for good and ignited a 6-0 mini-run that effectively put the game away. During one sequence, Gafford rejected Shaedon Sharpe at the rim, then finished at the other end on a physical basket in the paint to give Dallas a five-point advantage.

Gafford's block and bucket followed P.J. Washington's thunderous dunk on a l

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