National Basketball Association
Dallas 132, Portland 92
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 21, 2021
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #5 Kane Fitzgerald, #51 Aaron Smith, #67 Brandon Adair
Attendance: N/A

Luka Doncic matched his career best of eight 3-pointers and scored 37 points in just three quarters as the Dallas Mavericks steamrolled the host Portland Trail Blazers 132-92 on Sunday night.

Doncic missed just once from long range and collected seven rebounds as the Mavericks led by as many as 45 points while winning for the 13th time in the past 18 games. The winning margin was the club's second-largest of the season behind a 124-73 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 27.

Josh Richardson scored 21 points and Dorian-Finney Smith added 13 for Dallas, which made 19 of 37 from 3-point range and shot 55.8 percent overall. Kristaps Porzingis had 12 points, while Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dwight Powell tallied 11 apiece.

Damian Lillard scored 19 points and Gary Trent Jr. added 16 for Portland, which had a three-game winning streak halted. Nassir Little scored 14 points and CJ McCollum added 13 for the Trail Blazers.

Lillard (seven attempts) and McCollum (five) missed all 12 of their 3-point attempts. Portland was just 9 of 41 from behind the arc while shooting 38.2 percent overall.

The one-sided triumph marked Dallas' lone win in the season's three meetings with Portland. The Trail Blazers beat the Mavericks 125-119 on Friday despite Doncic's 38 points.

The other time Doncic made eight 3-pointers also came versus the Trail Blazers. He was 8-of-12 in a 120-112 win on Jan. 17, 2020.

Doncic drained three 3-pointers during a 19-0 run to start the second half.

He made back-to-back treys to give the Mavericks a 76-54 lead with 8:49 left in the third quarter. He added his seventh of the game to increase the margin to 27 with 7:14 remaining.

Finney-Smith followed with a 3-pointer to end the surge and make it 84-54 with 6:43 left.

Doncic hit his eighth 3-pointer to make it 91-62 with 4:41 left. He missed his first trey of the game with 2:20 remaining in the period.

The lead reached 37 later in the quarter before Dallas took a 103-69 advantage into the final stanza.

Doncic had four 3-pointers while scoring 24 first-half points as Dallas led 65-54 at the break.

Portland led 44-42 after Robert Covington's 3-pointer with 7:23 left in the second quarter before the Mavericks began to assert control.

Doncic knocked down his fourth 3-pointer to make it 63-50 with 1:22 left in the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Portland
Luka Doncic 37 Scoring Damian Lillard 19
Luka Doncic 4 Assists Damian Lillard 4
Kristaps Porzingis 8 Rebounds Robert Covington 6
Kristaps Porzingis 4 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 5
Nate Hinton 1 Steals Robert Covington 2
Kristaps Porzingis 2 Blocks Robert Covington 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 132 55.8 19-37 17-20 23 52 3 4 11
Portland 92 38.2 9-41 15-19 17 33 3 7 7
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .647 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .550 after a loss.