On December 17, Beijing time, the Mavericks, who had just finished a four-game winning streak, visited Portland to challenge the Trail Blazers.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams got into the groove early, especially the Trail Blazers, who led Grant back from injury, to take a nine-point lead at one point. At the end of the quarter, the Mavericks relied on Doncic's 22-point performance in a single quarter to catch up with the score and fall behind 36-39 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter of the competition, the Mavericks continued their good hand at the end of the first quarter, Doncic scored like a bag, and the Mavericks scored 35+ points in two consecutive quarters. On the other hand, the Trail Blazers are no longer magical, and they can't compete with Grant's play alone. The Mavericks scored 14 points in the quarter and ended the first half with an 11-point lead.
The Trail Blazers were adjusted through halftime, with Simmons and Henderson both performing well, but the Mavericks were still hot on the offensive end, and the margin did not narrow. The two teams were tied at 36 in the third quarter, and the Mavericks still led by 11 points.
The Mavericks played steadily, and although the margin was close to 5 points at one point, they relied on an overall better performance to win the victory. In the end, the game ended with the Mavericks winning 131-120 over the Trail Blazers.
Anfernee Simmons 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals;Scout Henderson 13 points;Jerami Grant had 27 points and five rebounds;Tomani Kamara 8 points;Deandre Ayton had 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals;Dupp Reese had 11 points and five rebounds.
Luka Doncic had 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assistsDerrick Jones Jr. 18 points, 4 assists and 2 steals;Markieff Morris 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists;Tim Hardaway Jr. 25 points and 6 rebounds;Dante Exum 18 points.
Doncic had a triple-double of 40 points