PHOENIX — Luka Doncic scored 50 issues to eclipse 10,000 for his profession and had 14 assists, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday evening.
Doncic capped a Christmas Day filled with NBA video games with a stellar efficiency, hitting 8 of 16 from 3 and all 12 of his loose throws. He eclipsed 10,000 profession issues within the first quarter to achieve the milestone in 358 profession video games, 7th quickest in NBA historical past.
Dereck Full of life II had 20 issues and 10 rebounds after lacking the former 4 video games with an ankle sprain and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 18 issues in Dallas’ 9th directly sport with out Kyrie Irving (heel).
Chimezie Metu and Grayson Allen gave the Suns a boost off a bench that’s been a susceptible spot every now and then this season.
Allen scored 19 of his 32 issues within the 3rd quarter to lend a hand the Suns rally from a 15-point deficit and went 8 of 17 from 3. Metu had 23 issues and a career-high 19 rebounds with large guy Jusuf Nurkic lacking his 2d directly sport because of private causes.
Dallas went on a 17-4 run halfway throughout the fourth quarter and pulled clear of there to ship Phoenix to its 9th loss in 12 video games.
Doncic had a 39-point triple-double in a win over San Antonio his final sport and were given off to a scorching get started within the wasteland.
He welcomed Full of life again via environment him up with two simple baskets on the rim. Doncic began in search of his shot after that, scoring 17 issues on 5-of-6 capturing within the first quarter to provide the Mavericks a 36-24 lead.
Doncic returned in the second one quarter to hit a step-back 3-pointer and located Derrick Jones Jr. for a hovering alley-oop. Doncic had 24 issues and 8 assists to provide Dallas a 64-54 halftime lead.
The Suns had been disjointed offensively many of the first part, lacking 13 directly pictures beginning past due within the first quarter. Phoenix saved Dallas inside achieve in the back of Metu’s 13 issues via attending to the road, hitting 12 of 14 loose throws within the first part.
The Suns had higher ball motion to open the 3rd quarter, the use of penetration to get open seems whilst chopping Dallas’ result in 75-71. Phoenix took the lead on Allen’s 3-pointer and issues were given testy past due within the 3rd quarter when Dallas’ Grant Williams pulled Devin Booker via his jersey.
The Mavericks used their large run to move up 8 and stretched it to fourteen on Doncic’s runner within the ultimate seconds.
UP NEXT
Dallas: Hosts Cleveland on Wednesday.
Phoenix: Performs at Houston on Wednesday.
