Luka Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists as the visiting Dallas Mavericks defeated the Toronto Raptors 136-125 on Wednesday night. This was his 11th triple-double of the season and 67th.
Luka Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists and the visiting Dallas Mavericks defeated the Toronto Raptors 136-125 on Wednesday night.
It was the 11th triple-double of the season and 67th of his career for Doncic, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Wednesday.
Kyrie Irving added 29 points (15 in the fourth quarter) for the Mavericks, who have won eight of their past 10 games.
P.J. Washington had 23 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points and Daniel Gafford had 13 points. Derek Lively II had nine points and five blocks.
The Mavericks were trying to bounce back from a 121-119 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday on a 59-foot buzzer-beater.
Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, whose winning streak ended at three. RJ Barrett scored 26 points and Immanuel Quickley added 28 points. Gary Trent Jr. scored 11 points, Kelly Olynyk added 13 points and Jakob Poeltl added 16 points.
Dallas entered the fourth quarter with a 14-point lead. Quickley's jumper with 6:34 left in the game cut the margin to 12 points. He extended the lead on Doncic's putback layup with 2:41 left.
Washington scored 13 points and Dallas led 36-34 at the end of the first quarter.
Doncic hit a jumper and a free throw to give Dallas a seven-point lead with 9:18 left in the second quarter. Toronto responded with an 11-2 run to take a two-point lead. Dallas took a four-point lead on Hardaway's 3-pointer with 4:34 left in the first half. Barrett converted his own steal into a layup and free throw with 58 seconds left to complete the first-half scoring and give Toronto a 67-66 lead.
Toronto shot 43.6 percent (24 of 55) from the field in the first half, led by Quickley's 14 points. Dallas shot 51.1 percent (23 of 45) from the field in the first half, with Doncic and Hardaway each scoring 14 points.
Dallas jumped out to a five-point lead with a 9-0 surge. Dante Exum's 3-pointer gave Dallas an eight-point lead with 4:34 left in the third quarter. Gafford's dunk and free throw gave Dallas a 10-point lead with 2:57 left. Doncic scored four straight points to extend the lead to 14 points, and Dallas led 106-92 at the end of the third quarter.
