Mavericks 132-108 Trail Blazers (December 23, 2024) Game Recap

Mavericks 132-108 Trail Blazers (December 23, 2024) Game Recap

DALLAS – Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night.

Doncic shot 10 of 19 overall and 1 of 7 on 3-pointers after missing Dallas’ previous two games because of a bruised left heel. He had seven rebounds and seven assists.

The Mavericks have won 14 of their last 17 games after snapping their only losing streak of the season, a four-game stretch from Nov. 8-14.

Deni Avdija scored 19 goals off the bench to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Deandre Ayton scored 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter.

The Mavericks opened the second period with a 21-9 run and outscored the Blazers 74-45 in the middle periods. In the fourth quarter they were even ahead by 32 points.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant is averaging 15.5 points but managed three points in 20 minutes after scoring five points in a 114-94 loss at San Antonio on Saturday.

Mavericks: After setting a season high with eight double-digit scorers in Saturday’s 113-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas had five double-digit scorers by halftime. PJ Washington scored 12 points in the first half by hitting all four field goal attempts, two three-pointers.

Key moment

Klay Thompson rebounded Shaedon Sharpe’s 3-point miss with 17 seconds left in the half, came down and sank a 3-pointer with 8.3 left. That gave Dallas a 62-51 lead, its largest of the half.

Key statistics

Thompson needed five 3-pointers to tie Reggie Miller for fifth all-time 3-pointers, but was 3 of 8.

Next

The Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas. The Trail Blazers begin Thursday with a three-game home series against Utah.

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