----- Luka Doncic finished with 40 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks outscored the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 Saturday night at Moda Center.
The Luka Doncic Show!
Luka Doncic finished with 40 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 Saturday night at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Doncic scored 30 points in the first half and wrapped up the triple-double in the third quarter. He has five triple-doubles this season and 61 in his career.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 25 points for Dallas, and Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 18.
Anfernee Simons had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Portland. Jerami Grant scored 27 points in his first game back after missing the previous four games because of a concussion.
“It felt good to be back out there, but I wish we would have got the win,” Grant said. “We let Luka have a lot of easy ones and then we had to make an adjustment.”
Dallas (16-9) led 74-63 at halftime and pushed the lead to 86-68 in the third on a 12-5 run. The Blazers were able to stay within striking-distance on the strength of Simons and Grant, but were never able to threaten the Mavericks in the second half.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers play the second of a back-to-back Sunday night at Moda Center against the Golden State Warriors. The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Too much Luka Doncic.