Doncic’s Oscar-worthy performance leads Mavs past Kings
Dallas star youngest to score 34, grab 30 boards, dish 20 assists
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Luka Doncic punctuated a historic triple-double by making the tiebreaking shot with 1:57 left in overtime Tuesday and leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Sacramento Kings, 114-110.
Doncic was sensational, finishing with 34 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 12 assists. At 21 years, 158 days, he became the youngest player to finish a game with 30 or more points, 20 or more rebounds and 10 or more assists, shattering Oscar Robertson’s previous mark of 23 years, 12 days.
“We needed that,” Doncic said. “We played, I think, one of the worst games ever and we won. We didn’t play good. We still hang in there, help each other, never give up. I’m proud of the win.”
Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and seven rebounds before fouling out late in regulation.
It was the Mavs’ first victory since arriving at Walt Disney World and allowed them to remain the only NBA team to avoid three straight losses this season.
De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Buddy Hield had 21, but the Kings could not close out a game they controlled almost from the opening tip until the end of regulation.
SUNS 117, CLIPPERS 115: Devin Booker made a turnaround jumper over Paul George as time expired, capping a 35-point performance and giving Phoenix a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Suns improved to 3-0 in the bubble as they chase a playoff spot.
Kawhi Leonard had tied the game with two free throws with 31.3 seconds to go. Ricky Rubio missed a shot after that and Ivica Zubac got the rebound, but he threw a bad pass that Mikal Bridges stole to give the Suns another chance.
Booker dribbled left before being cut off by Leonard. He turned the other direction and shot as George was closing, then crashed to the court as his teammates surrounded him to celebrate the victory.
NETS 119, BUCKS 116: Timothé LuwawuCabarrot hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Brooklyn ahead to stay, and Brooklyn beat Milwaukee to keep the Bucks from clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with a career-high 26 points. Garrett Temple scored 19, Tyler Johnson and Justin Anderson each had 11 and Rodions Kurucs and Chris Chiozza had 10 apiece.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points playing only the first half for Milwaukee, which has lost two of three seeding games.
PACERS 120, MAGIC 109: T.J. Warren scored 32 points, tying Jermaine O’Neal’s franchise record for most in a three-game span, to send Indiana past Orlando for its third consecutive victory.
Warren has topped the 30-point mark in each game at Walt Disney World, starting with his 53-point outburst in the opener. He has 119 points in the restart.
Myles Turner added 21 points for the Pacers.
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, whose season-best, five-game winning streak ended.
HEAT 111, CELTICS 106: Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Miami never trailed in beating Boston to remain alone in the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 23 points. TRAIL BLAZERS 110, ROCKETS 102:
Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Carmelo Anthony hit a big 3-pointer late to help Portland beat Houston.
The Blazers led by one before Lillard made one of two free throws. Anthony’s 3 then extended the lead to 107-102 when less than a minute to go.
James Harden led Houston with 23 points and nine assists on a night he was slowed by foul trouble. Jeff Green added a seasonhigh 22 points as the Rockets lost for the first time in the bubble after winning their first two games.