Damian Lillard scored 40 points (9 during a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter), making all 16 of his free throws, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Dallas Mavericks 140-123.
Jerami Grant’s corner 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 7:19 left in the third quarter.
Jusuf Nurkić scored 20 points (12 in the fourth quarter) on 5 for 8 shooting. Grant added 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting, and Anfernee Simons scored 20 points. Lillard scored 16 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Spencer Dinwiddie had 28 points and 9 assists, and Jaden Hardy added a career-high 25 points off the bench. Christian Wood had 23 points and 16 rebounds but went 1 for 8 from 3. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Trail Blazers shot 50.6% from the field and 38.6% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 46.1% and 33.3%. The Mavericks forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Mavericks 16-6 in 4 minutes with Lillard, Nurkić, Payton, Hart and Simons on the floor together.