Houston Chronicle

Doncic, Mavs take Warriors to school

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DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 33 of his 35 points in the first half and had yet another triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks rout the short-handed Golden State Warriors 142-94 on Wednesday night.

Doncic fell a point short of matching Dirk Nowitzki’s team record set Nov. 3, 2009, against Utah. In just 17 minutes, Doncic was 10-for-11 from the floor, making six of seven 3pointers, and hit seven of eight free throws.

Doncic was coming off a 40-point triple-double Monday night against San Antonio, and has an NBAbest seven triple-doubles in 14 games this season.

The Warriors, who ended a seven-game losing streak by beating Memphis on Tuesday night, are an NBA-worst 3-13.

CLIPPERS 107, CELTICS 104

Kawhi Leonard blocked a 3-point attempt by Boston’s Kemba Walker at the buzzer, and Los Angeles hung on to win at home in overtime.

RAPTORS 113, MAGIC 97

Fred VanVleet scored 24 points, and host Toronto snapped Orlando’s winning streak at three.

HEAT 124, CAVALIERS 100

Duncan Robinson set

Miami records for 3-pointers in a quarter and a half on his way to 29 points, and Miami beat Cleveland to remain unbeaten at home.

76ERS 109, KNICKS 104

Ben Simmons hit the first 3-pointer of his career and had 18 points and 13 assists to lead Philadelph­ia past visiting New York.

BUCKS 135, HAWKS 127

Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and Milwaukee beat host Atlanta for its fifth straight victory.

WIZARDS 138, SPURS 132

Bradley Beal shot 9-for-9 in a 21-point third quarter and finished with 33 to help host Washington hand San Antonio its seventh consecutiv­e loss.

NETS 101, HORNETS 91

Jarrett Allen had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and host Brooklyn beat Charlotte.

JAZZ 103, T-WOLVES 95

Bojan Bogdanovic had 30 points, and Utah beat host Minnesota to split a home-and-home series.

BULLS 109, PISTONS 89

Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points, and host Chicago beat Detroit.

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