“Mavericks” beat “Clippers” even without Bertan

The Latvian has not played yet this season due to a knee injury in his right leg.

Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the winners, while Dorian Finney-Smith scored 21 points for the Mavericks.

Paul George was the top scorer for the Clippers with 23 points, while Nikolas Batum scored 22 points.

The Dallas team has won eight of 13 games and is sixth in the Western Conference, where the Clippers are ninth with eight wins in 15 games.

The Mavericks will play their next match on Wednesday, when they host the weakest team in their conference, the Houston Rockets.

In another match, the fourth success in a row was won by the Sacramento “Kings” team, which defeated the Brooklyn “Nets” team in a highly productive game at home.

The “Kings” were superior with 153:121 (36:30, 37:24, 42:28, 38:39), with 26 of the 27 basketball players participating in the game scoring points.

The only one who did not score points in this game was “Kings” forward Matthew Dellavedova, who spent seven minutes and 43 seconds on the field, failing to make two two-point shots.

Terence Davis scored 31 points for the home team, Kevin Huerter scored 19 points, and Domant Sabonis from Lithuania stood out with 17 points, seven steals and seven assists.

Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Edmond Summers scored 18 for the Nets.

In another game, the Portland “Trail Blazers” defeated the San Antonio “Spurs” basketball players at home with 117:110 (30:29, 32:27, 31:33, 24:21).

For the winners, Jerami Grant had 29 points and eight rebounds, Anfernee Simmons scored 23 points, and Damian Lillard had 22 points and 11 assists.

Jakobs Peltl stood out for “Spurs” with 31+14 points, while Devin Wassel scored 21 points.

On Tuesday, the New Orleans “Pelicans” were also successful at home, beating the Memphis “Grizzlies” 113:102 (32:35, 27:25, 30:27, 24:15).

Christian James McCollum scored 30 points for the home team, while Ja Morant scored 36 points for the visitors.

Meanwhile, Utah “Jazz” basketball players failed to take advantage of their home court, losing to the New York “Knicks” at home with 111:118 (27:23, 31:38, 27:22, 26:35).

Kelly Olynyk was the top scorer for the Jazz with 27 points, while Jalen Branson stood out for the winners with 25 points and eight assists.