Luka Dončić scored 28 points (8 during a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-101.
The Mavericks trailed 57-47 at halftime and 96-81 with 10:43 left in the fourth quarter. Their chance to win fell to 4.9% with 10:03 left in the fourth quarter, and they outscored the Trail Blazers 21-5 the rest of the way.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 1, but Damian Lillard missed a reverse layup with 2.1 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Trail Blazers 9-5. Dončić (No. 4 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 9 on 2 for 5 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 24 points (10 in the third quarter).
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard scored 30 points with 6 3-pointers, and Jusuf Nurkić added 18 points and 10 rebounds on 9 for 11 shooting.
The Trail Blazers turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Mavericks 15-4 in 5 minutes with Turner, Curry, Hood, Layman and Collins on the floor together. Nurkić fouled out.