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Jalen Brunson contributed 20 points, 11 assists and six rebounds
for Dallas, which led by as many as 23 and won for the 12th time
in 15 games. Luka Doncic recorded 15 points, 15 assists and 10
rebounds.
Anfernee Simons paced Portland with 23 points. CJ McCollum
scored 20 points and Norman Powell added 19 points and nine
rebounds while Jusuf Nurkic tallied 18 points and eight
rebounds.
The Blazers were without several key players, including Nassir
Little (shoulder), Robert Covington (knee) and Damian Lillard
(core surgery).
The Mavericks bounced back from a 130-92 loss to the Golden
State Warriors on Tuesday by shooting 54.5 percent from the
field and 16 of 36 (44.4 percent) from 3-point range.
Dwight Powell and Reggie Bullock scored 15 points apiece for
Dallas, while Maxi Kleber scored 12 points and Dorian
Finney-Smith had 11.
The Mavericks led 98-81 before the Blazers scored the first
seven points of the fourth quarter. Brunson ended the run with a
3-pointer, and Dallas maintained a double-digit lead for the
rest of the game.
Dallas outscored Portland 40-25 in the first quarter while
shooting 65.2 percent from the field.
Doncic and Porzingis combined for 24 points in the opening
period for Dallas, which has won its past three meetings against
the Blazers.
The Mavericks extended their lead to 63-45 on Frank Ntilikina's
3-pointer with 4:30 left in the first half, but Portland cut the
deficit to 68-59 heading into the break by closing on a 14-5
run.
Nurkic scored with 4:48 left in the third quarter to pull the
Blazers within 80-76 before Dallas quickly regained control with
an 18-5 run to end the period.
Doncic, who recorded his sixth triple-double of the season,
played 37 minutes, including the entire first quarter.
Dallas will be without Tim Hardaway Jr. for an extended period
after the veteran guard sustained a broken fifth metatarsal bone
in his left foot on Tuesday.
--Field Level Media
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