Luka Doncic has triple-double in Mavericks' 131-120 victory over Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 on Saturday night.
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.
“It’s everybody, it’s not just me. All my teammates helped me get to that.” Doncic said. “In the first half I just went for it because they didn’t double me. And in the second half they doubled me, so we just played out of that.”
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 25 points for Dallas, and Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 18.
“It’s amazing,” Doncic said of his supporting cast. “I can take some rest, too. It’s 4-on-3 basketball, the court is wide open, so we score a lot of points. We had so many open shots. When they double me, I like it.”
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.”
After a slow first quarter that saw the Mavericks lose starter center Dereck Lively to a left ankle injury, Dallas outscored Portland 38-24 in the second.
“We have a lot of character in that locker room, a lot of trust,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “When you have a leader like that, it’s easy to follow.”
Doncic scored 22 points in the first period, with the Trail Blazers taking a 39-36 lead into the second. Doncic was called for a technical foul for shooting the ball long after the buzzer, but the officials then rescinded the technical.
Dallas led 74-63 at halftime.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: At Denver on Monday night.
Trail Blazers: Host Golden State on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Deandre Ayton (Anfernee Simons gains possession) | ||
| 11:53 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:37 |  | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-2 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 3-4 |
| 11:00 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 10:28 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Toumani Camara misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 6-4 |
| 9:43 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-6 |
| 9:11 | | Dante Exum turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-9 |
| 8:27 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point floating jump shot | 10-11 |
| 8:14 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-11 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 11-13 |
| 7:57 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 7:57 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 7:45 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:45 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 7:20 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-16 |
| 6:57 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-18 |
| 6:31 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-18 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving reverse layup | 16-20 |
| 6:03 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 18-20 |
| 5:52 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-20 |
| 5:39 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-23 |
| 5:19 | | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 19-25 |
| 5:07 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Anfernee Simons steals) | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point running layup | 19-27 |
| 5:04 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:42 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:24 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Malcolm Brogdon personal foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 3:59 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-27 |
| 3:42 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running dunk (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 23-27 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point stepback jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 23-30 |
| 3:06 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 26-30 |
| 2:49 | | Seth Curry shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 2:49 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 2:40 | | Trail Blazers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 27-32 |
| 2:32 | | Dante Exum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point cutting layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 27-34 |
| 1:51 | | Seth Curry shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-35 |
| 1:39 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Dante Exum steals) | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point running layup | 29-35 |
| 1:08 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-35 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-37 |
| 0:32 | | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-37 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 0:17 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Duop Reath misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:13 | | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Matisse Thybulle makes two point tip layup | 33-39 |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 36-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 39-39 |
| 11:35 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 42-39 |
| 11:05 | | Jerami Grant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | Seth Curry misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Trail Blazers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 43-39 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (Markieff Morris assists) | 46-39 |
| 10:21 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 46-41 |
| 9:36 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Tim Hardaway Jr.'s three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point driving layup (Dante Exum assists) | 48-41 |
| 9:17 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-41 |
| 9:01 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Markieff Morris misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Mavericks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 8:23 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-42 |
| 8:08 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Dante Exum offensive foul (Matisse Thybulle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | Dante Exum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point cutting layup (Grant Williams assists) | 51-42 |
| 7:25 |