Luka Dončić had a career-high 42 points (17 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 14th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-110.
The Mavericks never trailed and led by as many as 18.
The Spurs got within 112-110 on Rudy Gay’s pull-up 3-pointer with 43 seconds to play, but Dončić answered with a 28-foot step-back 3-pointer, and the Spurs got no closer.
Dončić’s 28-foot step-back 3-pointer with 27.7 seconds left made it 115-110 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Spurs 14-7. Dončić scored 6 of the Mavericks’ 14 on 2 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Dorian Finney-Smith scored a career-high 22 points (10 in the third quarter) on 8 for 10 shooting. Dončić and Finney-Smith set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Spurs, DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and 8 rebounds on 14 for 20 shooting.
The Mavericks shot 50.0% from the field and 41.5% from 3 to the Spurs’ 45.8% and 33.3%. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 31-10 in 10 minutes together.