LUKA STARS IN MATCHUP WITH ZION
Luka Doncic scored 30 points and broke Dallas’ career triple-double record with his 22nd, helping the Mavericks hold off the New Orleans Pelicans 127-123 in overtime Wednesday night in Dallas.
Doncic added 17 rebounds and 10 assists, and Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and 12 rebounds in the nationally televised matchup between young stars Doncic and Zion Williamson. Williamson scored 21 points in 35 minutes in the first back-to-back of his NBA career.
Doncic broke Jason Kidd’s record for triple-doubles just five days after his 21st birthday.
Neither team led by more than three points throughout the fourth quarter or overtime until Doncic fed Porzingis for a dunk with 49 seconds left to give Dallas a four-point lead. Doncic had hit a 3 to snap a 118-118 tie with 1:10 to play.
Williamson held up well in his first back-to-back since making his NBA debut Jan. 22. He has scored in double figures in all 16 games he’s played in and has 20 points or more in his last 13.
Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 27 points, but fouled out in overtime. Lonzo Ball made a career-high 7 3pointers and added 25.
The Pelicans’ Nicolo Melli sent the game to overtime with a tying 3 with 7.4 seconds left after missing his first six 3s of the game.
The Mavericks led by as many as 11 in the first half, but New Orleans kept it close. Dallas led by two at the end of each of the first three quarters.
Williamson gave New Orleans its first lead at 75-73 when he drew contact with Maxi Kleber, who fell to the ground without a call, giving the Pelicans rookie a clear path for a dunk.
While both coaches insisted that the matchup was greater than the two young stars, both showed flashes in the opening quarter. Williamson bulled his way to the basket on two drives, while Doncic drained a 3 with the Pelicans rookie in his face at the other end.
Heat 116, Magic 113: Duncan Robinson scored 27 points, all of them coming from beyond the arc, and Miami hit a franchise-record 22 3-pointers to beat visiting Orlando. The previous record for Heat 3-pointers was 21, set April 5, 2017, at Charlotte. The 22 3-pointers made also tied the most allowed in a game by Orlando.
Celtics 112, Cavaliers 106: Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and visiting Boston beat Cleveland in a matchup of short-handed teams. The Celtics were missing starters Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward, and the Cavaliers played without starters Andre Drumnond and rookie Darius Garland. Cavaliers rookie swingman Kevin Porter Jr. left the game in the first half with a head injury and didn’t return.
Bucks 119, Pacers 100: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and host Milwaukee recovered after squandering an early 22-point lead to trounce Indiana.
Jazz 112, Knicks 104: Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic each scored 23 points and visiting Utah beat New York. Spike Lee was not in his seats, a day after vowing to attend no more Knicks home games this season after arguing with security guards who told him Monday he had to use a different entrance to reach his courtside spot.
Thunder 114, Pistons 107: Danilo Gallinari made a 3pointer in the final minute and Oklahoma City beat host Detroit after blowing a 16point second-half lead.
Grizzlies 118, Nets 79: Josh Jackson scored 19 points and visiting Memphis ran away from Brooklyn for its third straight win.
Timberwolves 115, Bulls 108: Malik Beasley scored 24 points, D’angelo Russell added 19 and host Minnesota beat Chicago to win both games of a back-to-back for the first time this season.
Trail Blazers 125, Wizards 104: Damian Lillard had 22 points in his return from a groin injury and Carmelo Anthony scored 25 as host Portland rolled past Washington.
Mavericks 127, Pelicans 123 (OT)
Local tennis
What: 131st annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship.
Who: More than 200 players, including several of the top collegiate players in the country, will compete for the doubles title at the second-oldest tennis event in the United States that dates back to 1890.
Where: La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.
When: Friday through Sunday.
Start times: Friday, 8 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.
Participating collegiate teams: Ball State, Boston College, Claremont-muddscripps (CMS), Oklahoma
State, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, USD, USC, Michigan, Villanova, Washington University St. Louis.
Admission: Free. Onsite parking is available for a nominal fee.
Past champs: Tennis legends Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura, Don Budge, Tony Trabert, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, Arthur Ashe, Dennis Ralston, John Mcenroe and current touring pros Steve Johnson, Bradley Klahn, Dennis Novikov, Robert Farah and Marcos Giron.
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