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NBA Twitter Reacts to Maxi Kleber’s Game-Winning Buzzer Beater vs. Lakers

Maxi Kleber got his redemption on Friday night as his buzzer beating 3-pointer stole the game for the Mavericks.

Michael Mulford

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Redemption is oh, so sweet. 

On Friday night, Maxi Kleber and the Dallas Mavericks got just that in a buzzer-beating victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, 111-110. The game-winning 3-pointer from the hands of Kleber as time expired was a fitting ending in Hollywood.

The Mavericks fell behind by nine points with just four minutes remaining and their chances of stealing the game on the road began to look bleak. But, with just seven seconds left, Lakers' Anthony Davis gave Dallas some hope when he fouled Kleber on a 3-point attempt. Kleber made all three free throws. 

In the final possession following Davis making just 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, it was Kleber who redeemed himself from Wednesday night's blunders against the San Antonio Spurs in the best way imaginable.

"I've never had a game winner like that," Kleber said following the win. Kyrie Irving, who scored 38 points of his own, walked off the court and told his teammate, "that's redemption."

It was Irving who drove to his right and attracted a double-team, which helped find the wide-open Kleber on the wing for the game-winning shot off of a zip-line pass.

With the victory, Dallas jumped to the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference with help from the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves' losses. The Lakers dropped one spot to No. 10 – the final play-in spot.

Check out NBA Twitter's reaction of Dallas' last second victory below:

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Michael Mulford
MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.

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