DALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers erased a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in the star guard’s second visit to Dallas since his shocking trade to Los Angeles almost a year ago.
LeBron James scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, when Rui Hachimura had a four-point play before another 3-pointer on the next possession to put the Lakers in front for good as Doncic improved to 4-0 against his former team.
Hachimura’s 3-pointer for a 108-106 lead started an 11-2 run that Doncic capped with a driving layup for an eight-point edge, prompting the Slovenian star to turn his old bench and declare the game over.
Max Christie, who came to Dallas along with injured 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis in the trade for Doncic, scored 24 points. Naji Marshall had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas’ season-best four-game winning streak ended.
The Mavericks outscored the Lakers 41-14 from the start of the third quarter until early in the fourth, turning a 13-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Brandon Williams, who scored 20 points, had eight on a 10-2 run to finish the third, which started with a 20-4 Dallas burst.
The lead was 15 points with less than 7 minutes remaining when the Lakers started their rally, sparked by James after a slow start had him with a minus-28 rating early in the fourth.
Doncic didn’t have to deal with the same emotions as his return to Dallas last season, when we wept on the bench during a tribute video before he was introduced. The NBA’s scoring leader was 14 of 15 on free throws.
Lakers: A visit to Chicago on Monday is the halfway point of an eight-game trip, the longest of the season.
Mavericks: At Milwaukee on Sunday.
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#1| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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L. Doncic PG | 33PTS | 8REB | 11AST | |
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M. Christie SG | 24PTS | 2REB | 3AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| L. Doncic | 33 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| L. James | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| M. Smart | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| J. LaRavia | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Ayton | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Hachimura | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Hayes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| G. Vincent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Timme | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Manon | – | – | – | – |
| D. Knecht | – | – | – | – |
| K. Bufkin | – | – | – | – |
| M. Kleber | – | – | – | – |
| N. Smith Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| B. James | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 116 | 57 | 26 | 20 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Christie | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| N. Marshall | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Martin | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Flagg | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| D. Powell | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Williams | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| K. Thompson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Nembhard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Gafford | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Washington | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Robinson-Earl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Russell | – | – | – | – |
| M. Kelly | – | – | – | – |
| J. Hardy | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 110 | 43 | 22 | 19 |