If there was ever a time this season when the Dallas Mavericks needed Luka Doncic to return to the lineup, it was Sunday night in Portland. The Mavericks superstar returned from a five-game absence with several of his teammates sidelined with illness and injuries.

Luka Doncic Scores 36 Points in Return, Mavericks Down Trail Blazers 137-131. 1. Luka is Luka. It may be a good thing in the

Kyrie Irving was sidelined with shoulder soreness for the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers.