Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night.

Portland kept the game close for most of the first half before Dallas used a 40-23 third quarter to break the game open. Luka Doncic returned after missing the last two games and gave the Blazers an easy 27 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, and Daniel Gafford provided a season-high in points.

Luka Doncic, who has been battling a left heel contusion, returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 Monday.

Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence because of a left heel contusion with 27 points on Monday night in the Dallas Mavericks’ 132-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The last time Luka Doncic returned from an injury was against the Portland Trail Blazers. The result was a 36-point performance that led to a 36-point blowout win for the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic was welcomed back to the lineup Monday against the Blazers after a week off to recover from a left heel contusion.

Luka Doncic is returning to the Dallas lineup Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing the Mavericks’ two previous games with a left heel contusion. Doncic won last season’s scoring title with a career-best 33.

T he Dallas Mavericks take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night in Dallas, and they hope to get their leading man back in the lineup. Luka Doncic missed both games agains