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Doncic nets 24 in return from injury, Mavs beat Spurs 102-98

122.
That started a stretch in
which the Grizzles dropped
three out of four games.
Chris Paul had 23 points and
11 assists, Shai Gilgeous-
Alexander scored 21 and
Dennis Schroder added 20
points for Oklahoma City,
which had a four-game
winning streak snapped.
Brandon Clarke scored 13
points for Memphis, going 5
of 6 from the floor.
Steven Adams scored 16
points for the Thunder.
JAZZ 121, TRAIL BLAZERS 115
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Don-
ovan Mitchell scored 28 of
his 35 points in the second
half to power Utah over
Portland.
Rudy Gobert, who had 16
points and 15 rebounds,
forced Carmelo Anthony
into an air ball with 22.4
seconds remaining and
blocked Damon Lillard's
driving shot with 5.2 sec-
onds left to quell the Trail
Blazers' furious fourth-quar-
ter rally.
Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic (77) battles San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes (11) for space during the first half of an NBA Lillard scored 34 points, in-
basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in Dallas. cluding a pair of 30-foot
Associated Press contested 3-pointers in the
final minutes, and CJ Mc-
By The Associated Press The Mavericks (20-10) Brooklyn finished 21 of 78 The Pistons were missing Collum tallied 17 of his 25
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Don- pulled within half a game (26.9%) from the field. Chi- Reggie Jackson (back) points in the fourth quarter
cic returned to the Dallas of idle first-place Houston in cago had the previous and Luke Kennard (knee), for the Blazers (14-18), who
lineup after missing four the Southwest Division. worst shooting game this while Griffin, Bruce Brown have dropped two straight
games due to injury and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored season when it hit 29.9% and Derrick Rose played after winning four in a row.
scored 24 points, helping 17 points, Kristaps Porzingis against Toronto exactly through injuries. TIMBERWOLVES 105, KINGS
the Mavericks beat the San and Dorian Finney-Smith two months earlier. John Wall, Davis Bertans, 104, 2OT
Antonio Spurs 102-98 on each had 13, and Delon Marcus Morris added Isaiah Thomas, Thomas Bry- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)
Thursday night. Wright added 12 off the 22 points and eight re- ant and Rui Hachimura sat — Andrew Wiggins scored
Doncic finished with 10 re- bench. Dwight Powell's 11 bounds for the Knicks, who out for Washington. the first basket of the sec-
bounds and eight assists points all came in the first snapped a three-game Detroit got 14 points and ond overtime and then fed
and barely missed adding half. losing streak. Elfrid Payton 10 rebounds from Andre Robert Covington for an-
to his NBA-leading total of DeMar DeRozan led San scored 13 points as New Drummond. Christian Wood other score, and Minnesota
eight triple doubles. He last Antonio with 21 points, 16 York won for the first time in finished with 22 points and ended its 11-game losing
played on Dec. 14 against in the second half. Rudy three meetings with Brook- Todd Frazier scored 18. streak by beating Sacra-
Miami, when he sprained Gay scored 18, LaMarcus lyn this season. Anzejs Pasecniks scored a mento.
his right ankle. Aldridge had 17 and White Spencer Dinwiddie scored career-high 17 in his fifth Wiggins finished with 18
San Antonio rallied from a finished with 10. 25 points but was only 5 for NBA game to lead the Wiz- points, 10 rebounds and
102-85 deficit by scoring KNICKS 94, NETS 82 15 for the Nets. ards. Bradley Beal had 15 seven assists. Gorgui Di-
the game's final 13 points. NEW YORK (AP) — Julius PISTONS 132, WIZARDS 102 points. eng had 21 points and 15
After Doncic missed two Randle had 33 points and DETROIT (AP) — Blake Grif- GRIZZLIES 110, THUNDER 97 rebounds, and Covington
free throws, the Spurs' Der- eight rebounds, and the fin had 14 points and a sea- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — scored 19 for the Timber-
rick White missed a 3-point Knicks forced the Nets into son-high 11 rebounds and Jonas Valanciunas scored wolves.
attempt with six seconds the worst shooting perfor- Detroit routed Washing- 21 points, Jaren Jackson Minnesota hadn't won
left and Doncic got the re- mance in the NBA this sea- ton in a matchup of short- Jr. added 20 and Memphis since Nov. 27 before limit-
bound. son. handed teams. held on to the lead this time ing Sacramento to 11 points
against Oklahoma City in in the fourth quarter and
the second meeting be- then outlasting the Kings in
tween the teams in eight two overtimes. The Wolves
days. did it without Karl-Anthony
Tyus Jones added 15 points Towns, who missed his fifth
on 6-of-7 shooting for Mem- straight game with a left
phis, which blew a 24-point knee sprain.
third-quarter lead during its Richaun Holmes had 20
last visit to Oklahoma City points and a career-high
on Dec. 18 and lost 126- 18 rebounds for the Kings.q