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Luka Doncic returned from injury and it was like he was never gone, leading the Mavericks to a comfortable 132-91 NBA Cup win against the half-timed Pelicans.
Luka Doncic returned and the Mavericks snapped a 3-game winning streak, comfortably beating the struggling Pelicans, who were without Williamson, Murray, McCollum, Alvarado and Hawkins, 132-91.
The Slovenian star played … as much as he needed to, finishing the game with 26 points on 10/16 shooting, with Klay Thompson adding 19 points and Kyrie Irving 18 points.
For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy had 19 points and Brandon Ingram had 17 points (but on 6/15 shooting).
THE DODECALEPTA: 44-29, 63-51, 97-69, 132-91
MAVERICKS: Washington 4 (2/9 shooting), Lively 9 (7 rebounds), Irving 18 (4/5 3-pointers, 7 assists), Doncic 26 (3/8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Thompson 19 (5/9 3-pointers), Klimber 2, Prosper 3, Marshall 15, Powell 2, Gafford 11, Grimes 12 (2 3-pointers, 8 rebounds), Williams, Hardy 11
PELICANS: Ingram 17 (6/15 shooting, 2 threes), Missy 3 (9 rebounds), Murphy 19 (2), Boston 10 (2), Green 14 (1), Kane 2, Robinson-Earl 11 (2 threes, 7 rebounds), Jemison 2, Matkovic, Nowell 4, Reeves 9 (2)
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