PORTLAND, Ore. — Luka Doncic had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season as the Dallas Mavericks dominated from start to finish Wednesday, 132-112. to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Doncic also broke the franchise record with his 42nd career triple-double and is on pace to match Fat Lever’s record of 10th in the NBA’s all-time standings.
Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists for Dallas, which led by 23 points and seven players in double figures.
Anfernee Simons led Portland with 23 points and CJ McCollum added 20.
Both teams played for the second night in a row. The Mavericks had just lost 130-92 to the Warriors the day before, a game in which Tim Hardaway Jr. broke a bone in his left foot in the second quarter. At the moment there is no scheduled date for his return to the field, the team said Wednesday.
The Blazers, meanwhile, had fallen 109-107 to the Timberwolves after leading for three quarters.
Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points in the first quarter alone, matching his best mark of the year in a quarter, and finished with 22.