Luka Doncic recorded his first three shutouts of the season and the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards 137-101 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.
Doncic finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 78th regular season triple-double.
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 25 points for the Mavericks, who won 10 of 11, and former Wizards center Daniel Gafford scored 16 points off the bench.
Malcolm Brogdon scored 16 points and Carlton Carrington added 15 for the Wizards, who tied a franchise record with their 16th straight loss.
The Mavericks made 20 of 38 (52.6 percent) from 3-point range while the Wizards shot just 13 of 409 (32.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Dallas outshot Washington 64-48.
The Mavericks led by 18 at halftime, and Irving and Dereck Lively II sparked a 9-2 run to start the third quarter and Dallas took a 77-52 lead.
Washington rallied early and Alex Sarr’s 3-pointer pulled the Wizards within 83-69, but Irving and Gafford sparked a 12-0 run that gave Dallas a 95-69 lead.
Gafford scored five straight points early in the fourth quarter and the lead was 110-78. The Mavericks led by 42 points late in the game.
The Wizards were without leading scorer Kyle Kuzma (left rib sprain) and Corey Kispert (left ankle).
The Wizards had an early 6-3 lead but that was quickly erased by Dallas’ 15-0 run. Washington rallied, but Spencer Dinwiddie’s three-pointer gave the Mavericks a nine-point lead after one quarter.
Klay Thompson hit two threes early in the second quarter and Dallas took a 39-24 lead. Doncic’s jumper pushed the lead to 20 and PJ Washington’s two-pointer gave the Mavericks their biggest lead of the half, 53-31.
Jordan Poole’s 3-pointer pulled the Wizards within 15 points, but Irving scored the final five points of the quarter and Dallas led 68-50 at halftime.
The Mavericks shot 12 of 22 (54.5 percent) from 3-point range in the first half while the Wizards were 5 of 20 (25 percent).
–Field Level Media
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