Luka Doncic had his ninth triple-double of the season and the host Dallas Mavericks rode a dominant start to a 127-117 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
Doncic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double in his last six games. Christian Wood scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 18, Jaden Hardy 15 and Spencer Dinwiddie 12 as the Mavericks raced to a 19-point lead at the end of the first quarter and remained in control.
James added eight rebounds and seven assists, while Thomas Bryant scored a season-high 29 points on 12-of-14 shooting and collected 14 rebounds for Los Angeles. Schroder was 4 of 5 from 3-point range while scoring 27 points, and Russell Westbrook had 23 points and matched his season best of 15 assists for the Lakers.
Jaylen Brown added 29 points for Boston, with Brogdon scoring 23. Zach Collins racked up a career-high-tying 18 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio. Josh Richardson and Tre Jones added 18 points apiece while Romeo Langford had 14 against his former team.Zach LaVine scored 36 points and DeMar DeRozan added 35 as host Chicago tallied its third consecutive win by rallying past Utah.
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