Dallas Mavericks at Washington Wizards

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Dallas Mavericks

9-3, 5-2 Away

Final
130 - 117

Washington Wizards

2-9, 1-3 Home

Doncic, Hardaway pace Mavericks to comfortable 130-117 win over Wizards

Doncic also grabbed seven rebounds to fall shy of this third double-double of the season after being held to a season-low 16 points in a loss at New Orleans on Tuesday.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers for the Mavericks on a night point guard Kyrie Irving sat out with a sprained left foot.

“The left foot’s bothering him. It’s sore,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said pregame of Irving, who played 26 minutes in Tuesday’s loss. “So we’re just not going to take any chances.”

Derrick Jones Jr. had 20 points and Dereck Lively II had 17 on 7 of 8 shooting. Dallas led by double digits for the final three quarters and sank 17 3-pointers as a team, surpassing 15 made 3s for the 10th time in their first 12 games.

“I thought Luka and that group set the tone, understanding getting in at four in the morning, the (potential) excuses of being tired or scheduling,” Kidd said. “I thought the maturity and the trust, to execute, I thought they did a great job from the start."

Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points to lead the Wizards, who lost their fourth straight two nights after giving back a double-digit lead in a loss at Toronto. Jordan Poole added 16 points and Deni Avdija had 15.

Dallas took control on a 25-8 first-quarter run that resulted in a 32-17 lead. The Mavericks stretched the lead to as much as 25 points in the second quarter before taking a 71-51 halftime lead and finished the night with assists on 32 of their 48 made field goals.

“We're obviously going to see some more challenges, but we're playing well,” said Seth Curry, who added 15 points and hit all six of his shots off the Mavericks bench. “It's not just the winning, it's the way you win, it's the way you're playing.”

Hardaway hit three 3s in that second quarter and both he and Doncic surpassed the 20-point threshold by halftime.

Between Wednesday's first half and Monday's second, Washington was outscored by 43 points over four quarters.

"I thought that first quarter, I didn't think we approached it the right way, in terms of coverage confusion, some communication, some transition," said Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr.

Mavericks: Continue a four-game road trip Saturday in Milwaukee.

Wizards: Play the second of three at home Friday against New York.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	130 - 117
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	130 - 117
4th 17.1	Anthony Gill bad pass (Jaden Hardy steals)	130 - 117
4th 19.0	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	130 - 117
4th 23.0	Richaun Holmes misses 4-foot hook shot	130 - 117

Statistics

DAL		WSH
48-92	FG	43-89
52	Field Goal %	48
17-42	3PT	12-36
40	Three Point %	33
17-29	FT	19-23
59	Free Throw %	83
46	Rebounds	46
9	Offensive Rebounds	8
37	Defensive Rebounds	38
32	Assists	23
6	Steals	6
4	Blocks	1
10	Turnovers	12
0	Team Turnovers	0
10	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
8	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
17	Fast Break Points	14
52	Points in Paint	56
16	Fouls	22
27	Largest Lead	2

Washington Wizards Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Bub Carrington, G	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Corey Kispert, F	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Cam Whitmore, F	Out	Dec 23

Dallas Mavericks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
P.J. Washington, F	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Klay Thompson, G	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Dwight Powell, F	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Max Christie, G	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Dereck Lively II, C	Out	Dec 21