Luka Doncic leads Mavericks to 4-point win over Raptors

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Luka Doncic scored a season-high 41 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 1:01 to play, and tied his season-best with 14 rebounds as the surging Dallas Mavericks held off the Toronto Raptors 102-98 on Wednesday night.

Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and seven rebounds to help Dallas win its fourth straight and 10th in 11 games. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 off the bench for the Mavericks, who host NBA-best Phoenix on Thursday.

The Mavericks began this stretch ninth in the Western Conference. They’re now fifth, three games behind fourth-place Utah.

Doncic, who had the 10th 40-point regular-season game of his four-year career, was pleased with how the Mavericks shared the ball but gave most of the credit for the recent streak to his team's effort at the other end of the floor.

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Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell (7) drives against Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

"We’re playing team defense; that’s where we’re winning," he said.

Dallas outshot Toronto 48.7% to 38.5% after going into play ranked third in the NBA with 102.7 points allowed per game.

Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, OG Anunoby had 19 and Fred VanVleet added 18 points and 12 assists for the Raptors, who have lost four of five following a six-game winning streak that marked their longest of the season.

Toronto had six double-figure scorers while using only seven players, with starters Gary Trent Jr. and Kham Birch sidelined by injuries.

VanVleet’s 3-pointer gave Toronto a 96-95 lead with 1:55 to go, but Doncic