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Doncic shines as Mavs snap Lakers鈥 streak
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Luka Doncic dribbled up to LeBron James, stepped back and coolly drained a 3-pointer from well behind the line. The Dallas Mavericks鈥 driving force then threw a telling stare toward Dirk Nowitzki at courtside before he headed off to wrap up a major win.
When the Mavs visited Staples Center a year ago, Doncic was nervous before he faced his boyhood idol, and he sought an autographed jersey afterward.
Although the Slovenian youngster still admires the veteran star, Doncic is showing he belongs in the same galaxy.
Doncic scored 21 of his 27 points in a dynamic second half, and the Mavericks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers鈥 10-game winning streak with a 114-100 victory on Sunday.
Doncic also had 10 assists and 9 rebounds in Dallas鈥 seventh victory in eight games. The Mavs erased a halftime deficit with a 28-5 run in an excellent third quarter led by Doncic, who had 16 points and 5 assists in the third after going 2 for 9 in a self-described 鈥渁wful鈥 first half.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great win that means a lot to us,鈥 Doncic said. 鈥淚t shows that we can play against big teams, too. We just need to keep it rolling.鈥
The Mavs comfortably maintained their big lead in the fourth, and Doncic provided some late showmanship by hitting that fourth 3-pointer over James and staring toward former Mavs star Nowitzki, who had center court seats.
鈥淗e hit a couple of hellacious shots,鈥 Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 just a small handful of guys in the whole world that can hit them. LeBron James is one of them. He鈥檚 one of them. Those step-back 30-footers, it鈥檚 hard to describe how difficult the shot is, and how easy he makes it look.鈥
Delon Wright had 17 points and 9 assists, and Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points as Dallas underlined its status as a likely title contender with an inspired second half on the road against the NBA-leading Lakers, who had lost only once in 18 games since their season opener.
James had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the Lakers, who dropped to 17-3 by losing this matchup between two of the NBA鈥檚 highest-scoring teams.
Elsewhere, it was: Clippers 150, Wizards 125; Heat 109, Nets 106; Celtics 113, Knicks 104; Grizzlies 115, Timberwolves 107; Pistons 132, Spurs 98; Thunder 107, Pelicans 104; Raptors 130, Jazz 110; and Magic 100, Warriors 96.
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