DALLAS — Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to attain 27 factors, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving completed with 20 because the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Path Blazers 132-108 Monday night.
Doncic shot 10 of 19 general and 1 of seven on 3-pointers after lacking Dallas’ earlier two video games with a bruised left heel. He had seven rebounds and 7 assists.
The Mavericks have received 14 of their final 17 video games after their solely dropping streak of the season, a four-game stretch from November 8-14.
Deni Avdija scored 19 factors off the bench to steer the Path Blazers, who’ve misplaced eight of their final 9 video games. Deandre Ayton scored 16 factors, together with 10 within the second quarter.
The Mavericks opened the second interval with a 21-9 run and outscored the Blazers 74-45 halfway by the intervals. They led by 32 factors within the fourth quarter.
Path Blazers: Jerami Grant is averaging 15.5 factors, however adopted a five-point effort in a 114-94 loss at San Antonio on Saturday with three factors in 20 minutes.
Mavericks: After tying a season excessive with eight double-digit scorers of their 113-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Dallas had 5 in double figures at halftime. PJ Washington’s 12 factors within the first half got here on hitting all 4 discipline objective makes an attempt, two from 3-point vary.
Klay Thompson rebounded Shaedon Sharpe’s missed 3-pointer with 17 seconds left within the half, got here down the courtroom and sank a 3-pointer with 8.3 left. That gave Dallas a 62-51 lead, its largest of the half.
Thompson wanted 5 3-pointers to tie Reggie Miller for fifth place in 3s all-time, however he was 3 of 8.
The Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas. The Path Blazers start a three-game homestand in opposition to Utah on Thursday.
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