Doncic’s 42 in triple-double helps Mavs knock off Spurs
DALLAS >> Luka Doncic scored a career-high 42 points in his sixth tripledouble of the young NBA season and the Dallas Mavericks sent the San Antonio Spurs to their sixth straight loss, 117-110 on Monday night.
Dallas led wire to wire but had to fend off a late Spurs rally, needing every bit of Doncic’s huge performance.
The 20- year- old secondplayer leads the NBA in triple- doubles after finishing with 11 rebounds and 12 assists to go with the biggest shot of the game, a 3-pointer with 26.5 seconds to play that put the Mavericks up 115110. Doncic joined LeBron James as the only players in NBA history younger than 21 to have a 40-point triple- double.
Dorian Finney- Smith added a career- best 22 points and Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Dallas.
DeMar DeRozan had a season-high 36 points for the Spurs, helping to lead a fourth- quarter surge after they trailed 93-79 entering the period. After Rudy Gay’s 3 brought the Spurs back within two, Doncic stepped back and hit the 3 that finally finished off San Antonio.
KNICKS 123, CAVALIERS 105 >> Julius Randle scored 30 points, Marcus Morris Sr. added 23 and the Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-105 Monday night to avenge a 21-point home loss eight days prior. R. J. Barrett added 15 points and Damyean Dotson had 11 for New York.
Kevin Porter Jr. led Cleveland with 18 points. Collin Sexton and Alfonzo
McKinnie each had 14.
Kevin Love, who had 17 points in the first meeting, did not play due to back tightness, the first game he’s missed this season. RAPTORS 132, HORNETS 96 >> OG Anunoby scored a career-high 24 points before being poked in the right eye for the second time in four games, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and the Toronto Raptors routed the Charlotte Hornets 132-96 Monday night.
Norman Powell scored 17 points, rookie Terence Davis got all of his career-high 16 points in the fourth quarter and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 15 as the Raptors posted their biggest margin of victory of the season and remained unbeaten in five home games. ROCKETS 132, TRAIL BLAZERS 108 >> James Harden scored 36 points, Russell Westbrook had 28 points and a triple- double, and Houston Rockets coasted to its eighth straight win over Portland. CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 25 points in a game where Damian Lillard shot just 4 of 15 and had 13 points.
Harden, who has scored at least 30 points in eight straight games, had six rebounds, five assists and a steal.
CELTICS 99, SUNS 85 >> Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Kemba Walker added 19 and Boston beat Phoenix.
The Celtics led by 15 at halftime and never had their lead cut to less than nine in the second half.
Tatum shot 8 of 16 from the field and added 11 rebounds.
PACERS 115, NETS 86 >> Aaron Holiday had career highs with 24 points and 13 assists, Domantas Sabonis added 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers cruised to a victory.
Justin Holiday chipped in 20 points while T. J. Warren added 19 for the Pacers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
BUCKS 115, BULLS 101 >> Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and Milwaukee beat Chicago for its fourth straight victory. Brook Lopez added 19 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee won for the eighth time in nine games.