Luka Doncic scored 36 points, Jalen Brunson added 21 and the Dallas Mavericks held off the host Boston Celtics for a 113-108 victory Wednesday,
Doncic sunk 7 3-pointers and shot 11-of-15 on the night as the Mavericks won for the fourth time in their last six games. Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith scored 11 with nine rebounds.
💫 36 PTS
💫 11-15 FGM
💫 7 3PM@luka7doncic had the stepback stuck on automatic tonight. #MFFL pic.twitter.com/M6zqqIXluK— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2021
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, Jaylen Brown 24 and Kemba Walker 22 for the Celtics, who lost their second straight and have dropped seven of 10. Marcus Smart added 17 points.
Boston trailed by 23 with 7:52 left in the third quarter and entered the fourth down 90-73. A hot start…
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