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Luka Doncic returns to the lineup and scores 27 as the Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers 132-108
DALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night.
Doncic shot 10 of 19 overall and 1 for 7 on 3-pointers after missing Dallas’ two previous games with a left heel contusion. He had seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Mavericks have won 14 of their last 17 games following their only losing streak of the season, a four-game skid from Nov. 8-14.
Deni Avdija scored 19 off the bench to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Deandre Ayton scored 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter.
The Mavericks opened the second period with a 21-9 run and outscored the Blazers 74-45 in the middle periods. They led by as many as 32 in the fourth quarter.
Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant is averaging 15.5 points, but followed a five-point effort in a 114-94 loss at San Antonio on Saturday with three points in 20 minutes.
Mavericks: After matching a season high with eight double-figure scorers in their 113-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Dallas had five in double figures by halftime. P.J. Washington’s 12 points in the first half came by hitting all four field goal attempts, two 3-pointers.
Klay Thompson rebounded Shaedon Sharpe’s 3-point miss with 17 seconds left in the half, came downcourt and sank a 3-pointer with 8.3 left. That gave Dallas a 62-51 lead, its largest of the half.
Thompson needed five 3-pointers to match Reggie Miller for fifth place in all-time 3s, but was 3 for 8.
The Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas. The Trail Blazers start a three-game homestand on Thursday against Utah.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Dereck Lively II (Jerami Grant gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Luka Doncic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Dereck Lively II kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:09 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:27 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point running jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:51 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:27 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip dunk | 6-6 |
| 9:19 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:57 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-10 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 8-10 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 11-14 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 13-14 |
| 7:31 | | Luka Doncic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback bank jump shot | 13-16 |
| 6:56 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:52 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Jump ball. Deandre Ayton vs. Dereck Lively II (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 6:50 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (lost ball) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 6:40 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 6:25 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:21 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 14-18 |
| 5:53 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 5:21 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup | 18-18 |
| 4:36 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-20 |
| 4:22 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 4:10 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 3:58 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-24 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point cutting dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 20-24 |
| 3:09 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:04 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving dunk | 21-26 |
| 2:38 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:26 | | Naji Marshall shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Dalano Banton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 2:16 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 24-26 |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 24-28 |
| 0:46 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Deni Avdija blocks Naji Marshall's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 0:32 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (bad pass) (Scoot Henderson steals) | ||
| 0:31 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 0:14 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 31-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Luka Doncic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:34 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running finger roll layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 31-30 |
| 11:10 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-32 |
| 11:02 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-33 |
| 10:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Dalano Banton turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 31-35 |
| 9:42 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point stepback jump shot | 33-35 |
| 9:00 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 33-38 |
| 8:45 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 36-38 |
| 8:33 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running finger roll layup (Dalano Banton assists) | 38-38 |
| 8:09 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-39 |
| 8:09 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 38-40 |
| 8:09 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 38-41 |
| 7:55 | | Klay Thompson personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-42 |
| 7:33 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-43 |
| 7:15 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 38-45 |
| 6:51 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:47 | |