Anthony Edwards becomes third-youngest NBA player to reach 10,000 career points as Wolves hold off Cavs.
Published on January 9, 2026
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and seven rebounds and the Utah Jazz ended a five-game losing streak with a 116-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA.
Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for the home team on Thursday.
Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, while Klay Thompson scored 23 points.
Dallas took a 107-100 lead with 4:39 left, but Utah responded with a 16-4 run to go ahead 116-111 with 29 seconds left.
Markkanen finished 14 of 26 from the field with seven rebounds and four assists for Utah, which won its first two meetings against Dallas this season.
The Mavericks committed 20 turnovers and lost for the fifth time in their last seven games.
Meanwhile, Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his 30 points in the first half and hit the game-winning shot as the Indiana Pacers ended a 13-game losing streak in a 114-112 triumph over the host Charlotte Hornets.
Collin Sexton’s potential game-tying shot was off the mark in the final second as the Hornets lost in the final seconds for the second night in a row. Siakam scored on a go-ahead run with 11.5 seconds remaining. He made 12 of 23 shots with three 3-pointers and also grabbed 14 rebounds. TJ McConnell had 23 points off the Pacers bench, Aaron Nesmith provided 16 points and Jay Huff added 10 points.
LaMelo Ball scored a game-high 33 points, aided by seven 3-pointers, in his first game off the bench since his rookie season (2020-21). Miles Bridges scored 19 points, Kon Knueppel had 18 points and Sexton finished with 11 points.
In Minnesota, Julius Randle scored 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists to help the home team hold on to beat Cleveland.
Jaden McDaniels finished with 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting for Minnesota, which won its “fourth straight game.” Anthony Edwards scored 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting, and Rudy Gobert recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points on 10-of-20 shooting to lead Cleveland, which “lost for the second time in its last three games.” He added eight assists. Sam Merrill scored 22 points off the bench and Jarrett Allen notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Edwards became the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points at 24 years and 156 days old. He was beaten by LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) and Kevin Durant (24 years, 33 days). Edwards is one of seven players who reached 10,000 points before the age of 25, with Kobe Bryant, Luka Doncic, Tracy McGrady and Carmelo Anthony also in that group.
“To be honest, it’s cool, but I know I still have a long way to go, so it’s really nothing, for real,” Edwards said after the win. “I’m a little sick from being in front of Kobe. I wish I could have waited 100 days or something, but yeah, everything’s fine.”
