PORTLAND, Ore. -- Luka Doncic returned from a wrist injury and put up 36 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 137-131 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. An ecstatic Doncic, who missed five games, also had 13 assists in the Mavericks ...

Playing on the second night of a back-to-back and led by Doncic’s 36 points, Dallas dug deep to pull out its fourth consecutive victory.

The Dallas Mavericks have now won eight of their last nine games, picking up a 137-131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Luka Doncic returned to play while Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall, Dereck Lively II, and Dante Exum. With that many players missing, other players have to step up.