Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic became the first teenager in NBA history to hit two triple-doubles as his side went down 123-120 to the Toronto Raptors.
The 19-year-old had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on the night as the Mavericks let a seven-point lead slip in the fourth quarter.
Kawhi Leonard had 33 points for the Raptors in the victory, while Kyle Lowry added 19.
He did it again! @luka7doncic w/his 2nd triple-double in the last 4 games. Tonight he had 35 pts/12 rebs/10 ASR's to become the 1st teenager in NBA history to record multiple triple-doubles. Mavs go 2-1 on the home stand & now we hit the road. We'll see you from NY on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ZJAXiVLksw — Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) January 28, 2019
James Harden hit 40 points as the Houston Rockets came from behind to beat the Orlando Magic 103-98.
He put the Rockets ahead with 1:15 left with a three-pointer and had a late block as the side wrapped up their third-straight win.
ROCKETS WIN! 🚀@JHarden13 40PTS/11REB/6AST@KennethFaried35 12PTS/10REB/5AST@TheofficialEG10 16PTS/5REB pic.twitter.com/G599O4YDIT — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 28, 2019
The Oklahoma City Thunder extended their purple patch to five games with a 118-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Russell Westbrook got his 16th triple-double of the season with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 18 rebounds for the Bucks.
.@MONSTATREZZ >>> The Rim pic.twitter.com/ERgHNQ7TFr — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 28, 2019
Elsewhere, the Utah Jazz saw off the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-111, LaMarcus Aldridge hit 30 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 132-119 and the Miami Heat improved to 24-24 for the season with a 106-97 win over the New York Knicks.
The Los Angeles Clippers got their third straight win with Montrezl Harrell scoring 25 in a 122-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Cleveland Cavaliers pipped the Chicago Bulls 104-101 and Los Angeles Lakers pipped the Phoenix Suns 116-102.
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