NBA Daily: Doncic's Huge Triple-Double Not Enough, as Mavs Fall to Knicks 106-102
By Reylan Loberternos
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 10 Nov 2019
Cebu City, Philippines – The New York Knicks survived the career high 38 points of reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic, to beat the Mavericks 106-102 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, Friday night (Saturday morning, Philippine time).
Doncic also grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for yet another triple-double. However, he committed 8 costly turnovers in the closely fought contest.
Former Knicks cornerstone Kristaps Porzingis added 28 points, including 4 three-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks in his first game against his former team. Dallas, his new team, absorbed their third loss against 5 victories.
New York was led by off-season free agent acquisition Marcus Morris, Sr. with 29 markers on a 10-for-22 field goal shooting, including 4-for-8 from deep, to go along with 9 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.
Julius Randle, Frank Ntilikina, and Bobby Portis added 21, 14, and 14, respectively for the Knicks, who got their second win in 9 outings, thus far this season.
The Knicks will travel home to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night (Monday morning, Philippine time).
Meanwhile, the Mavericks will fly to Memphis to face the Grizzlies on Saturday night (Sunday morning, Philippine time).
How they scored:
Knicks 106 – Morris Sr. 29, Randle 21, Ntilikina 14, Portis 14, Gibson 12, Knox II 6, Trier 4, Barrett 3, Dotson 3
Mavericks 102 – Doncic 38, Porzingis 28, Hardaway Jr. 14, Kleber 8, Finney-Smith 3, Jackson 3, Brunson 3, Lee 2, Wright 2, Powell 1
AROUND THE LEAGUE:
(Road Team – Home Team)
MEM 86 – 118 ORL
CLE 113 – 100 WSH
DET 106 – 112 IND
SAC 121 – 109 ATL
GSW 119 – 125 MIN (OT)
TOR 122 – 104 NOP
MIL 100 – 103 UTAH
PHI 97 – 100 DEN
BKN 119 – 115 POR
MIA 80 – 95 LAL
GAMES TODAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019 CT:
BOS @ SAS 6:00 AM CT
NOP @ CHA 8:00 AM CT
GSW @ OKC 9:00 AM CT
HOU @ CHI 9:00 AM CT
DAL @ MEM 9:00 AM CT
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