Six shot attempts brought Zaccharie Risacher 13 points. Four offensive rebounds added work that his shooting line could not capture. In Dallas’s 120-96 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday at American Airlines Center, Risacher was useful both when a possession reached him and when a missed shot gave him another way into it.
His 5-for-6 shooting included two makes in three attempts from beyond the arc. He also collected six rebounds in 28:51. The contribution was spread across different finishes: a third-quarter tip layup, a reverse layup from Walter Clayton Jr., and a fourth-quarter putback before Marcus Sasser assisted his stepback three.
Dallas received production from a small number of shots without needing Risacher to carry a large share of the scoring attempts.
The putback was especially useful because it converted a possession that had already gone imperfectly. Dallas led 96-83 when Risacher scored, and the basket created a 15-point advantage rather than preserving one the Mavericks had already established. Four offensive rebounds gave him several opportunities to extend attacks during the night.
They did not automatically become four baskets, but they ensured that his contribution reached beyond the six shots listed in the box score.
His first important second-chance finish arrived at 8:11 of the third quarter. Risacher tipped in a basket to make it 74-61, helping Dallas build on a 65-59 halftime lead. Oklahoma City later cut the deficit to seven when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a 3-pointer at 5:56, but the Mavericks answered through the rest of the period and carried a 94-81 advantage into the fourth.
Risacher’s tip was one basket inside a larger Dallas response, not a one-man explanation for the separation.
The third quarter also supplied a different example of his efficiency. At 2:27, Walter Clayton Jr. assisted Risacher’s reverse layup, which put Dallas ahead 86-75. Clayton went scoreless, missing all four field-goal attempts and both free throws, but he finished with five assists and no turnovers.
Risacher’s finish gave substance to that creation, while Clayton’s passing helped Dallas turn a non-scoring guard shift into useful offense.
That play fits the broader shape of the Mavericks’ night. Dallas recorded 30 assists against nine turnovers, with eight players scoring at least 10 points. Cooper Flagg led the team with 26 points and eight assists without a turnover.
Sasser scored 10 and added four assists. The Mavericks also received 10 points apiece from Morez Johnson Jr. and Caleb Martin, while P.J. Washington had 18 and Kyrie Irving 15.
