Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis inspire Dallas Mavericks to W column after beating Milwaukee Bucks

Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis inspire Dallas Mavericks to W column after beating Milwaukee Bucks

Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic scored game-high 27 points, while Kristaps Porzingis registered an impressive double-double with 26 points and 17 rebounds as Dallas Mavericks beat Giannis Antetokounmpo less Milwaukee Bucks 116-101. Playing on consecutive days for the first time in 2 months, Mavericks bounced back to the win column after losing against Houston Rockets. 

Talking about the Giannis Antetokounmpo less Milwaukee Bucks, Donte DiVincenzoled the team in this game and scored 22 points. While Bobby Portis had 20 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Bucks. They dropped to 1-2 without reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, out with left knee soreness. 

Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis lead Dallas Mavericks past Milwaukee Bucks 

Kristaps Porzingis scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including eight in a row while giving Dallas the lead for good. The big finish for the 7-foot-3 Latvian came a night after he didn’t get a shot in the final period despite an efficient scoring effort in a loss to lowly Houston that ended a season-best five-game winning streak. 

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The Mavericks bookended the loss to the Rockets with victories over NBA-leading Utah and the Eastern Conference-contending Bucks, who finished their second six-game road trip, the longest of the season, with the same 3-3 record as the first. 

The Milwaukee Bucks finished the third quarter on a 12-0 run for an 84-80 lead, all after Luka Doncic checked back in with 1:45 remaining in the quarter and the Dallas Mavericks holding their biggest lead of the game to that point at eight. 

DiVincenzo capped the run with the fifth of his six 3-pointers after Tim Hardaway Jr.’s inbound pass was intercepted with 21 seconds remaining.

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