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San Antonio Falls 142-116 to Mavericks - Recap

The battle between the Mavericks and Spurs didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as San Antonio was handed a 142-116 defeat on Thursday at American Airlines Center.

Dallas won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -14.0-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 239.5.

Luka Doncic had 28 points for Dallas and Kyrie Irving chipped in with 23 points. Luka Doncic had 10 assists for the Mavericks, while Dwight Powell was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

San Antonio got 23 points from Malaki Branham in a losing cause and another 22 points from Keldon Johnson. Keldon Johnson contributed 7 assists for the Spurs, while Zach Collins had 12 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Dallas were victorious, as the score was 74-63 at the break.

San Antonio won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 45-36.

Next game, Dallas takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For San Antonio, they head on the road to face Utah.