Luka Dončić had 39 points (17 in the first quarter), 12 rebounds and 10 assists, his 62nd career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks routed the San Antonio Spurs 144-119.
The Mavericks led by as many as 41, pulling away with a 35-10 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points with 5 3-pointers, and Dante Exum added 20 points (13 in the third quarter) on 8 for 10 shooting. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan had 23 points and 9 rebounds.
The Mavericks shot 52.0% from the field and 51.1% from 3 to the Spurs’ 44.9% and 31.1%. The Mavericks made 23 3-pointers, 5 of them by Hardaway and 5 by Dončić. The Spurs outscored the Mavericks 24-9 on the fast break. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 48-25 in 13 minutes together.