Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks shoots the ball against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in Dallas, Texas. Photo: VCG

 

Luka Doncic nailed two clutch three-pointers, including the game winner with one second left, to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a thrilling 110-107 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in Texas.

Doncic drained a step-back three-pointer with 15 seconds left to make it 107-105 and then repeated the feat by shooting a high arching 28-­footer over two Celtic defenders with less than a second left to win it. 

The 21-year-old Slovenian finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Mavs earned their sixth win in seven games.

"I know my team trusts me. If two guys go on me and my teammates are open I will pass, but it is about finding the best shot and that is what happened today," Doncic said.

Doncic's winner came immediately after Celtics Jaylen Brown made a layup to level the score in front of the crowd of a pandemic-limited crowd of 3,300 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Dallas was able to win despite playing without Kristaps Porzingis and Maxi Kleber. Porzingis missed his second straight game with back trouble and Kleber sat out with a left ankle sprain. 

Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Brown had 29 and Jayson Tatum tallied 28 for ­Boston, who lost their second straight. 

James Harden posted another triple-­double as Brooklyn finished strong down the stretch and extended their winning streak to seven games with a victory over skidding Sacramento in New York.

Harden finished with 29 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his sixth triple-double as a Net. Bruce Brown added a career-high 29 points on 11 of 13 from the field. Kyrie Irving added 21 points as the Nets again played without Kevin Durant (strained hamstring).

De'Aaron Fox scored 27 points to lead the Kings, who have lost twice to Brooklyn in their eight-game skid. 

In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists  as the Bucks spoiled the coaching debut of Chris Finch with a 139-112 rout of the last-place Minnesota Timberwolves.

Antetokounmpo was one of seven Bucks who scored in double figures as they won their third straight.

The contest marked the coaching debut of Finch who was hired Monday to replace Ryan Saunders who was fired the day before. Finch was an assistant coach with the Raptors.