Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Luka Doncic leads Mavericks by Kings with historic tripledoub­le.

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MAVERICKS 114, KINGS 110, OT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Luka Doncic punctuated a historic triple-double by making the tiebreakin­g shot with 1:57 left in overtime Tuesday to lead 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 Mavericks’ first victory since arriving at Walt Disney World, and it allowed them to remain the only NBA team to avoid three consecutiv­e 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.

“I thought we settled too much down the stretch instead of trying to put pressure on the rim,” Sacramento Coach Luke Walton said.

Walton thought the biggest factor at the end of regulation was the loss of Richaun Holmes. He had eight points and 12 rebounds before leaving for the final time with 1:52 left in regulation.

“When Richaun fouled out, that hurt,” Walton said. “We got a little stagnant out there. We got some clean looks. We didn’t make many of them.”

Dallas scored the final six points in regulation to force overtime, then tied the score again at 102-102 when Tim Hardaway Jr. made three free throws with 3:10 to play.

Doncic broke the tie with a short basket. The Mavericks scored the next five points and never trailed again.

“I believe we had seven stops in a row to end regulation, which was huge,” Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said. “It was a guts win.”

NETS 119, BUCKS 116

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot hit backto-back three-pointers to put Brooklyn ahead to stay, and the Nets 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 while playing only the first half for Milwaukee, which has lost two of three seeding games. Kyle Korver scored 13 points, and Ersan Ilyasova had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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 Los Angeles.

The Suns improved to 3-0 in the bubble as they chase a playoff spot.

Kawhi Leonard 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.

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 112, 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.

The Celtics had their lead for the No. 3 seed cut to 11/2 games over the Heat. Miami has a game lead on Indiana and improved to 2-1 so far in the seeding games, despite Jimmy Butler sitting out with a sore right ankle after playing Monday in a loss to Toronto.

TRAIL BLAZERS 110, ROCKETS 102

Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Carmelo Anthony hit a big three-pointer late to help Portland to a victory over Houston.

The Blazers led by one before Lillard made one of two free throws. Anthony’s three-pointer then extended the lead to 107-102 with less than a minute to go.

Lillard added two free throws and Anthony, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds, made one in the final minute to secure the victory for Portland, which is fighting for a playoff spot.

James Harden led Houston with 23 points and nine assists on a night he was slowed by foul trouble. Jeff Green added a season-high 22 points as the Rockets lost for the first time in the bubble after winning their first two games.

“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.”

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks after Tuesday’s 114-110 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings

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