Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic lead Mavericks past Spurs 113-107 to sweep season series
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Luka Doncic had 18 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the San Antonio Spurs 113-107 on Tuesday night.
Doncic shot 6 of 27 from the field but still finished with his eighth triple-double in 10 games, helping Dalls win a game critical to its playoff hopes. It was just the sixth time in his career he's shot worse than 25% while playing regular minutes.
“Yes, it does count as a ‘W,’” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “Not all wins are pretty.”
Dallas (40-29) trails Sacramento (39-28) by percentage points for sixth place in the Western Conference and the final automatic playoff berth.
Tre Jones scored 22 points and Devin Vassell added 19 points for San Antonio. Victor Wembanyama had 12 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks for his 37th double-double.
“We made all kinds of mistakes, but so did they and they want to win a championship,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “Our goal is to get better every game individually and team-wise, and they did that. I’m really proud of what they did.”
The Mavs swept their four-game season series against the Spurs after winning the first three by an average of 18.3 points. Irving and Doncic were critical in the final minutes of the closely contested finale.
“For us not to shoot the ball well, we relied on our defense to help us get this win,” Kidd said. “San Antonio is a team that puts a lot of pressure on your defense. I thought the guys did a really good job on Victor and Vassell.”
After trailing by 13 points in the first half, San Antonio had 11-0 runs to open the third quarter as well as early in the fourth. The latter run gave the Spurs a 95-93 lead with 6:57 remaining.
“Give San Antonio credit,” Kidd said. “They are long, they are active and they have a guy (Wembanyama) that can block or swipe a lot of shots.”
There were nine lead changes in the second half, but Dallas took a 102-101 lead with 3:46 remaining and didn’t trail again.
Irving and Doncic combined for 12 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes.
Dallas guard Dante Exum finished with 16 points, including eight in the final quarter.
San Antonio is 1-4 during a season-long eight-game homestand, which included a split of a two-game series in Austin.
After shooting 6 of 18 on 3-pointers in the first half, the Spurs went 6 of 11 on 3s in the third quarter.
Doncic shot 2 of 8 in the first quarter but had six points and five assists in the period. He had 11 points and 11 assists in the first half.
“It doesn’t matter how Luka is playing,” Exum said. “If he’s playing amazing, he’s going to get doubled. If he is playing bad, he’s going to get doubled. So, he’s always going to create opportunities for everyone to score and make the next play.”
Doncic weaved around a screen for a three-point play in the opening minutes, tossing in an 18-foot jumper after feigning a fadeaway that fooled Sochan into leaping into the Mavericks All-Star. Doncic collected his 10th assist with four minutes remaining in the first half when he flipped a no-look pass behind his back to Exum, who buried a 3-pointer.
Wembanyama incurred two fouls in the opening four minutes but maintained his normal rotation minutes. He did not commit another foul in the first half and finished with four fouls.
San Antonio was without Zach Collins, who is in the concussion protocol after striking the back of his head on the court during Sunday’s victory over Brooklyn.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: Host Utah on Thursday night.
Spurs: Host Memphis on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Daniel Gafford vs. Victor Wembanyama (Julian Champagnie gains possession) | |||
11:42 | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 0-3 | |
11:26 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 2-3 | |
11:10 | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | |||
11:06 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 4-3 | |
10:46 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:42 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
10:35 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-3 | |
10:17 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting dunk (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 7-5 | |
10:03 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-5 | |
10:03 | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
10:03 | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-5 | |
9:52 | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | |||
9:49 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
9:46 | Luka Doncic misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:42 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running pullup jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 10-7 | |
9:28 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-7 | |
9:20 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 12-9 | |
9:11 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 14-9 | |
9:00 | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 14-12 | |
8:46 | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
8:46 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-12 | |
8:46 | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:43 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Victor Wembanyama misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
8:29 | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:22 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-12 | |
8:22 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-12 | |
8:11 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
8:11 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-13 | |
8:11 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-14 | |
7:59 | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | |||
7:46 | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | |||
7:43 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 20-14 | |
7:35 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
7:19 | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
7:19 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-15 | |
7:19 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-16 | |
7:09 | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:05 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
6:59 | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:43 | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:39 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
6:23 | Dereck Lively II blocks Jeremy Sochan's two point driving layup | |||
6:23 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
6:13 | Victor Wembanyama blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | |||
6:10 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:03 | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | |||
5:58 | Tre Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
5:51 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point running layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 22-16 | |
5:38 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point layup | 22-18 | |
5:18 | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
5:16 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +3 | Tre Jones makes three point running jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 22-21 | |
5:11 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
4:57 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
4:53 | Blake Wesley defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | P.J. Washington blocks Jeremy Sochan's two point driving layup | |||
4:41 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
4:31 | Devin Vassell shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | |||
4:31 | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 | |
4:31 | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 | |
4:18 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Dominick Barlow assists) | 24-23 | |
4:00 | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:57 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | |||
3:43 | Dante Exum defensive rebound | |||
3:36 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 26-23 | |
3:23 | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
3:21 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
3:07 | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | |||
3:05 | Spurs defensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Dominick Barlow misses two point driving layup | |||
2:47 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 28-23 | |
2:13 | Devin Vassell misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:06 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
2:00 | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
1:53 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | |||
1:42 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point running dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 30-23 | |
1:28 | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Dominick Barlow draws the foul) | |||
1:19 | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists) | 30-26 | |
1:02 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 32-26 | |
0:50 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-28 | |
0:43 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 34-28 | |
0:33 | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point running layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 36-28 | |
0:04 | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Dominick Barlow assists) | 36-30 | |
0:04 | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | |||
0:04 | Malaki Branham misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:01 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 38-30 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point cutting dunk (Daniel Gafford assists) | 40-30 | |
11:36 | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:36 | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
11:23 | Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot | |||
11:19 | Malaki Branham offensive rebound | |||
11:19 | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | |||
11:19 | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-31 | |
11:19 | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-32 | |
11:03 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Tim Hardaway Jr.'s two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:59 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 40-34 | |
10:39 | Jaden Hardy misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:39 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | |||
10:26 | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | |||
10:22 | Cedi Osman offensive foul (Charge) (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
10:22 | Cedi Osman turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:06 | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
10:06 | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-34 | |
10:06 | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:03 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:00 | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running finger roll layup | 41-36 | |
9:49 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:49 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tre Jones assists) | 41-38 | |
9:19 | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:17 | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | |||
9:12 | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point cutting dunk (Tre Jones assists) | 41-40 | |
9:12 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
8:51 | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | |||
8:46 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 43-40 | |
8:33 | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving reverse layup | 43-42 | |
8:16 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 45-42 | |
8:08 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | |||
8:06 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
7:57 | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:54 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
7:44 | Dereck Lively II misses two point hook shot | |||
7:40 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
7:35 | +3 | Tre Jones makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 45-45 | |
7:17 | Luka Doncic misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
7:13 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
7:08 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-46 | |
7:08 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-47 | |
6:57 | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 48-47 | |
6:39 | Victor Wembanyama misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
6:37 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | |||
6:16 | Dante Exum misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
6:12 | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | |||
6:12 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point putback layup | 50-47 | |
5:56 |