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NBA Daily: Luka Doncic Posts Triple-Double to Guide Mavericks Past Cavaliers 131 - 111

By Reylan Loberternos
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 05 Nov 2019



Boracay Island, Philippines – For the second straight game and third time thus far this season, the reigning Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic posted another triple-double to help the Mavericks in dispatching the Cavaliers 131-111 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday night (Monday morning, Philippine time).

Doncic finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 15 assists to go along with 5 three-pointers and perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe. Kristaps Porzingis provided solid support with 18 markers that included 4 makes from the rainbow territory, 9 boards, 1 steal, and 6 blocks for the Mavericks, who stayed unbeaten on the road and improved to 4-2 on the win-loss column.

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 29 points to his name. Jordan Clarkson added 17 off-the-bench for the Cavaliers, who dropped to 2 wins and 4 losses.

The Mavericks will travel home to host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Philippine time).

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers will also host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning, Philippine time).

How they scored:

Mavericks 131 – Doncic 29, Porzingis 18, Brunson 14, Curry 13, Marjanovic 12, Hardaway Jr. 12, Finney-Smith 10, Powell 9, Wright 8, Jackson 3, Broekhoff 3

Cavaliers 111 – Love 29, Clarkson 17, Thompson 11, Osman 10, Sexton 10, Knight 10, Garland 9, Porter 8, Nance Jr. 5, Cook 2

AROUND THE LEAGUE:
(Road Team – Home Team)

CHI 95 – 108 IND
HOU 100 – 129 MIA
SAC 113 – 92 NYK
LAL 103 – 96 SAS
UTAH 94 – 105 LAC

GAMES TODAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 CT:

DET @ WSH 8:00 AM CT
NOP @ BKN 8:30 AM CT
HOU @ MEM 9:00 AM CT
MIL @ MIN 9:00 AM CT
PHI @ PHX 10:00 AM CT
POR @ GSW 11:30 AM CT

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