Dallas ended a four-game losing streak, the longest in two seasons under coach Jason Kidd. In the 116-113 win thee Mavericks Guard Luka Dončić led the Mavericks with 41 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals tonight. His stat-line was only the second instance in NBA history with those minimums, joining a performance by Larry Bird (49p-14r-12a-4s) in a 2OT Celtics win vs. POR on 3/15/92. Dončić became the 6th player in NBA history to record 5-or-more triple-doubles with 40+ points, and has moved into a tie with Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James for 4th place in NBA history on the list of 35-point triple-doubles with 13 such games. Dončić also drew into a tie with Dirk Nowitzki for the second-most 40-point games in franchise history with his 20th such game tonight, trailing only Mark Aguirre (22). Dončić is the 10th player to have 20+ career games of 40+ points before turning 24. With his four 3-pointers tonight, Dončić tied Jason Kidd for 4th place on the Mavericks all-time 3-pointers made list (778). Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points on 8-16 shooting (5-11 3FG) to go with 4 rebounds and 2 assists. With his five 3-pointers made, Hardaway Jr. (598) passed Dorian Finney Smith and J.J. Barea for 8th on the Mavs' all-time list for 3-pointers made. The Mavericks improved to 7-2 on the season when Hardaway Jr. scores in double figures.
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