National Basketball Association
Dallas 130, Portland 110
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, December 16, 2022
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #54 Ray Acosta, #14 Ed Malloy, #7 Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance: 20191

Luka Doncic scored 33 points and Christian Wood added a season-high 32 points and 12 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks used a dominant third quarter to beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 130-110 on Friday.

Tim Hardaway Jr. had 17 points and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 13 for Dallas, which led by nine at the half before outscoring the Blazers 38-22 in the third quarter. Doncic added six rebounds and nine assists.

Damian Lillard led Portland with 24 points, while Trendon Watford tallied 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists off the bench. Jusuf Nurkic also chipped in 16 points, Keon Johnson added 13, and Shaedon Sharpe had 10.

Dallas led by as many as 27 in the second half and snapped the Blazers' three-game winning streak while shooting 55.6 percent from the field and 18 of 43 (41.9 percent) from 3-point range.

Doncic has scored at least 20 points in a franchise-record 36 straight games for Dallas, which led 95-70 after opening the third quarter on a 23-7 run.

The three-time All-Star punctuated the third-quarter surge with a tomahawk dunk to put the Mavericks ahead 104-79 with 2:54 left.

Portland, which has split the first two games of its six-game road trip, rested its starters for the entire fourth quarter after Dallas began the period with a 110-85 lead.

Lillard was 6 of 14 shooting after averaging 34.4 points over his previous five games. Dallas has won its last six meetings against the Blazers, including a 117-112 victory on Nov. 12.

Portland led throughout the first quarter and held a 32-31 advantage before Dallas opened the second quarter on a 15-2 run to move ahead 46-34.

Doncic led the Mavericks in the first half with 23 points, while Wood added 20. Lilliard had 21 for the Blazers.

Dallas forward Dwight Powell exited the game in the second quarter with a left thigh contusion and did not return.

The Mavericks played without Josh Green (right elbow sprain) and Maxi Kleber, who is out indefinitely after suffering a tear of his right hamstring on Tuesday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Dallas
Damian Lillard 24 Scoring Luka Doncic 33
Trendon Watford 6 Assists Luka Doncic 9
Trendon Watford 11 Rebounds Christian Wood 12
Damian Lillard 9 Free Throws Made Christian Wood 8
Trendon Watford 2 Steals Spencer Dinwiddie 2
Greg Brown III 1 Blocks JaVale McGee 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 110 43.8 13-37 19-25 21 42 2 4 12
Dallas 130 55.6 18-43 22-26 25 40 5 4 13
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .643 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .615 after a loss.