Luka Doncic tallied 15 points Monday and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 115-112, in the NBA China Games at the Shenzhen Universiade Center in Shenzhen, China.
The Mavs (2-1) will finish preseason play on Friday at 6 p.m. CT at American Airlines Center against Charlotte before opening regular season play on Oct. 17 in Phoenix.
Playing without Harrison Barnes (strained right hamstring), DeAndre Jordan (death in the family) and Dirk Nowitzki (sore left ankle), the Mavs were able to overcome a nine-point deficit and wound up splitting two games they played against the Sixers (3-1) in China.