Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Luka Doncic had 18 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the San Antonio Spurs 113-107.
Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Luka Doncic had 18 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the San Antonio Spurs 113-107 on Tuesday night.Doncic shot 6 of 27 from the field but still finished with his eighth triple-double in 10 games, helping Dallas win a game critical to its playoff hopes. It was just the sixth time in his career he's shot worse than 25% while playing regular minutes.
"They are long, they are active and they have a guy that can block or swipe a lot of shots."There were nine lead changes in the second half, but Dallas took a 102-101 lead with 3:46 remaining and didn’t trail again.Irving and Doncic combined for 12 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes.Dallas guard Dante Exum finished with 16 points, including eight in the final quarter.San Antonio is 1-4 during a season-long eight-game homestand, which included a split of a two-game series in Austin.
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