Myles Turner scored 20 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 11 assists as the Pacers’ 137-120 win over the Mavericks despite Luka Doncic’s fifth straight triple-double with 30 points.
Specifically, the Slovenian star had 39 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the only player in NBA history with five straight triple-doubles with 30 points, and Oscar Robertson had four.
Nine players were in double figures for Indiana, with Benedict Mathurin having 19 points. Pascal Siakam added 13 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
For Dallas, Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, PJ Washington had 20 points and Daniel Gafford had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Somehow the Mavericks have lost 5 of their last six games after a seven-game winning streak that began with a 133-111 loss to the Pacers on February 25th.
NBA results in detail
Cavaliers-Celtics 105-104
Heat-Pistons 118-110
Knicks-Hawks 100-116
Raptors-Pelicans 98-139
Mavericks-Pacers 120-137
Nuggets-Suns 107-117 (102-102 k.d.)
Nets-Sixers 112-107
Hornets-Magic 89-101
Rockets-Spurs 114-101
Source: Sport Fm
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