The Portland Trail Blazers used three bodies in an attempt to trap Luka Doncic, but he split two defenders while using a screen by Daniel Gafford to hoist his signature step-back 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of DeAndre Ayton.

Shorthanded by the injuries to former All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, Mavericks star Luka Doncic returned at the perfect time for Dallas.

Luka Doncic returned from a wrist injury and put up 36 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 137-131 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. An ecstatic Doncic, who missed five games, also had 13 assists in the Mavericks' fourth straight win.