Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (1) dribbles against Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) as Blazers' Toumani Camara (33) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero) AP AP

Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108

Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence because of a left heel contusion with 27 points on Monday night in the Dallas Mavericks’ 132-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Luka Doncic is returning to the Dallas lineup Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing the Mavericks’ two previous games with a left heel contusion. Doncic won last season’s scoring title with a career-best 33.

Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to a 132-108 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Doncic, who was making his return from injury, scored 27 points and recorded seven rebounds,

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Luka Doncic paired a game-high 27 points with seven assists and seven rebounds, helping lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 132-108 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.

The Dallas Mavericks took on the Portland Trail Blazers for their third game of this current four-game home stretch. Having lost six straight road games, Portland entered the game with the unfortunate task of playing a Mavs squad with Luka Doncic back in the lineup.