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DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 24 points with fellow All-Star Luka Doncic sidelined by a sore ankle, and the Dallas Mavericks swept a two-game home set against Portland by beating the Trail Blazers 139-103. The Mavericks were missing six other players besides Doncic. But they led from the middle of the first quarter on, two nights after never trailing in a 29-point win over Portland. Jerami Grant scored 18 points and Scoot Henderson had 17 points and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers.
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