Doncic leads Mavericks to win over the Bulls
Luka Doncic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for his third triple-double of the season as the Dallas Mavericks beat Chicago 113-99 on Sunday night, running their seasonbest winning streak to six and ending the Bulls’ at nine.
Josh Green and Maxi Kleber had season highs with 18 points each for Dallas.
Doncic, back in the lineup after missing the previous game with a right ankle sprain, had his first tripledouble since Nov. 29. The Mavericks’ streak is their longest since also winning six straight in March-April 2016. NETS 121, SPURS 119, OT >> Rookie Cam Thomas made a runner in the lane with 1.4 seconds left in overtime and Brooklyn beat San Antonio to snap a five-game home losing streak.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points for the Nets and James Harden had 26 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. But both struggled after the Nets had a 10-point lead with four minutes to play in regulation, forcing the extra period.
The Spurs made Durant give up the ball on the Nets’ final possession and he got it to Thomas, who gave Brooklyn its first home victory since Dec. 16.
TIMBERWOLVES 141, ROCKETS 123 >> Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points, D’Angelo Russell added 22 points and 10 assists and Minnesota beat Houston for its fourth straight victory.
CLIPPERS 106, HAWKS 93 >> Amir Coffey tied a career high with 21 points, Serge Ibaka added 16 and Los Angeles beat Atlanta.
Coffey, undrafted out of Minnesota in 2019, is on a two-way contract with the Clippers and the G-League, He made 8 of 12 field goals and 5 of 8 3-pointer.
RAPTORS 105, PELICANS 101 >> Pascal Siakam had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 32 points and Toronto beat New Orleans for its season-high sixth straight victory.
NUGGETS 99, THUNDER 95 >> Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 18 rebounds to help Denver beat Oklahoma.
Austin Rivers scored a season-high 22 points and Jeff Green added 16 points. The Nuggets avenged a 10894 loss to the Thunder on Dec. 22 in Oklahoma City.
Lu Dort scored 14 points for the Thunder. They have lost four straight. WIZARDS 102, MAGIC 100 >> Kyle Kuzma had 27 points and a career-best 22 rebounds, Bradley Beal scored 20 points and Washington rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Orlando.
Washington snapped a two-game skid and beat Orlando for a second time this season.
Terrence Ross scored 32 points for NBA-worst Orlando.