DALLAS. Lauri Markkanen had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Garrett Temple scored 15 of his 21 points in the second period, his most this season, and the Chicago Bulls ended a four-game losing streak with a 117-101 win yesterday. versus the Dallas Mavericks.
Dallas star Luka Doncic edged out Michael Jordan with his 29th “triple-double” finishing with 36 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists, including back-to-back passes to Wilie Cauley-Stein for a dunk. Doncic is tied with Grant Hill for 15th. The Slovenian sensation, who had 30 points at halftime, did not get much help from his teammates as the Mavericks did not have five players in their lineup due to COVID-19 protocols.
In another game yesterday, Julius Randle had 20 points with 12 rebounds and RJ Barrett had 19 points with 11 rebounds to help the New York Knicks end a five-game losing streak by beating Boston 105-75.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 for Boston, which had won five in a row but suffered its worst loss so far this season. Kemba Walker made his debut this season after missing the first 11 games with injury, but resigned in the third period after being hit in the ribs.
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