Mavs Spoil Carlisle’s Homecoming; Defeat Pacers 132-105

Big man Kristaps Porzingis had a strong start, scoring the Mavs’ first four points and allowing Dallas to take an early 14-6 lead. During the second quarter, however, Porzingis left the game due to right knee soreness.

Before the game, Carlisle mentioned that young star Luka Doncic can “ hurt [his opponents] in multiple ways,' and that is exactly what happened.

Doncic continued his terrific play, torching the Pacers with 14 first quarter points, including a few deep step-back threes and some dazzling assists.

Doncic finished the game with an impressive statline of 30 points, 12 assists and six rebounds.

The Mavericks also received key contributions from Maxi Kleber (15 points and 14 assists) and Reggie Bullock (23 points) off the bench.

For Indiana, it was Domantas Sabonis who led the team in scoring, putting up 21 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.

The Pacers were able to cut the deficit to 14 points late in the third quarter, but they couldn’t get quite enough stops for a second half comeback.

Next up, the Mavs (29-21) will hit the road to face the struggling Orlando Magic (10-40) on Sunday at 6:00 PM CST.