Luka Doncic of the Mavericks is fouled by Sacramento’s Maurice Harkless during Sunday’s game in Dallas. Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press
DALLAS — Luka Doncic made a 36-foot 3-pointer to beat the shot clock and blunt a late Sacramento rally and finished with 23 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 105-99 victory over the Kings on Sunday.
The Kings cut a 12-point deficit to 92-89 with 4:53 to play. With about two seconds left on the 24-second clock, Doncic hit the 3 from just past the center-court logo.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 16 points to help the Mavericks rebound from a 31-point loss in Denver on Friday night. Dallas lost three meetings with Sacramento last season.
Richaun Holmes had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Sacramento, and Harrison Barnes added 15 points. The Kings lost for the first time in four road games this season.
Doncic shot 10 for 21 from the floor and had eight rebounds and 10 assists. The long buzzer-beater was his only make on seven 3-point attempts.
The Mavericks were 12 for 37 behind the arc, and the Kings 7 for 36.
Maxi Kleber made his first start of the season for Dallas in place of Kristaps Porzingis, who missed his third straight game because of lower back tightness. But Kleber – who had seven points and five rebounds in seven minutes, strained his back late in the first quarter and didn’t return.
JAZZ 107, BUCKS 95: Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and visiting Utah beat shorthanded Milwaukee, handing the defending NBA champions their third straight loss.
Mike Conley added 20 points, Jordan Clarkson had 15 and Bojan Bogdanovic scored 14 as Utah rebounded from its first loss of the season a night earlier.
Khris Middleton missed Sunday’s game because of an illness, causing one more obstacle for a Milwaukee team that already has been playing without usual starters Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Donte DiVincenzo due to injuries. Reserve forward Rodney Hood left with a bruised right hand after playing just 11 minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
HORNETS 125, TRAIL BLAZERS 113: LaMelo Ball had 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Charlotte won at home.
Miles Bridges added 19 points and a career-high nine assists, and P.J. Washington had 17 points to help give Coach James Borrego his 100th career victory.
Charlotte finished 20 of 42 from 3-point range.
C.J. McCollum scored 25 points for Portland, and Jusuf Nurkic had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
NETS 117, PISTONS 91: James Harden had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists to power Brooklyn to a rout of visiting Detroit.
Harden is Brooklyn’s all-time leader with 13 triple-doubles, and joined Larry Bird for second on the NBA’s all-time list with 59.
Kevin Durant scored 23 points before being ejected in the third quarter. Durant became the third player in the Nets’ NBA history to score at least 20 points in the team’s first seven games to start a season.
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