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Blazers vs. Mavericks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

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The Portland Trail Blazers (27-53) play against the Dallas Mavericks (30-30) at American Airlines Center

Game Time: 8:30 PM EDT on Friday April 8, 2022

Portland Trail Blazers 13, Dallas Mavericks 36 (End Q1)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Per @Dallas Mavericks PR this is Doncic’s first career quarter with at least 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
And he actually has 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. – 9:04 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Mavericks are up 33-11 late in the first quarter against the quasi-Blazers. A good chunk of the players for the Blazers are, shall we say, not household names. – 9:04 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
SPENCE 👌👌👌 – 9:04 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
It’s Magic, Luka Magic 🪄 pic.twitter.com/SYtgJsVdTM – 9:04 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
A familiar face for Blazers fans here at the Nike Hoop Summit: 2011-12 interim head coach Kaleb Canales is an assistant for the World team. – 9:00 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Blazers are coming off a 33-point loss last night at New Orleans and they are 2-19 since the All-Star break.
And they look the part. Dallas 20, Portland 8. – 8:56 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
That QB X WR chemistry 🧪 pic.twitter.com/KxuluwPhgt – 8:56 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers have six points with 5:30 to play in the first quarter and Drew Eubanks has all of them – 8:54 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Powell has 9 of Dallas’ 16 points. On pace for a 50-point night. – 8:53 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
I’d like to think I follow the NBA pretty closely, but this Blazers team . . . having trouble picking out guys on the court that I recognize. – 8:48 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
With a smile, Doncic scolding/kidding Finney-Smith about not taking the layup. – 8:46 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
Luka and DP at it again 🤞 – 8:43 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Starting 🖐️
8⃣ @TheeBWill
6⃣ @Keon Johnson
1⃣6⃣ @CJ Elleby
4⃣ @Greg Brown
2⃣4⃣ @Drew Eubanks
#RipCity | @stormxio pic.twitter.com/Z6Yiq5brLJ – 8:30 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
Pregame Dunkic pic.twitter.com/bUmnwBnb0N – 8:29 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Last 3 meetings between Dallas and Portland:
Dallas 132, Portland 92
Dallas 132, Portland 117
Dallas 132, Portland 112
Any guesses what tonight’s final score will be? – 8:15 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🏀 #RipCity vs @Dallas Mavericks
⌚️ 5:30PM
📺 @ROOTSPORTS_NW | https://t.co/yBftNpwWBR
📻 @RipCityRadio620 pic.twitter.com/tFE31ssfDE – 8:13 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Bullock, DFS, Powell, Brunson, Doncic
POR starters: Elleby, Brown, Eubanks, Johnson, Dunn
7:40 tip @theeagledallas – 8:06 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
Your first five on the floor tonight.
@ModeloUSA | #FightingSpirit pic.twitter.com/qVkcFAIh4V – 8:00 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Game 81 📸 pic.twitter.com/LBBE65nWrJ – 7:34 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
And we back and we back and we back.
@tissot | #MFFL pic.twitter.com/wvEcYDJO3L – 7:27 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Per Kidd: no Kleber tonight vs POR. Might be able to go Sun vs SA. – 6:50 PM

Josh Hart @joshhart
JT has been playing this back 9 – 6:25 PM

Dallas Mavericks PR @MavsPR
Marquese Chriss (illness, non-Covid), Tim Hardaway Jr. (left foot surgery) and Maxi Kleber (right ankle soreness) will all miss tonight’s game against the Trail Blazers. – 5:18 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
LeBron missed 1/3 of the season.
AD missed 1/2 of the season.
Westbrook only missed 1 game until LA was eliminated.
That game: LeBron & AD both played and lost to the tanking Blazers.
Russ put up 18.5/7.4/7.1 on the season.
Yet Westbrook is getting all the blame. Come on. – 5:16 PM

Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Updated Blazers Injury Report:
Kris Dunn (right ankle; sprain) is out for tonight’s game at Dallas. – 5:02 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Friday’s #Pelicans practice report presented by @HUBInsurance (Aggressiveness from New Orleans bench making big impact, particularly since Larry Nance Jr. debut; Trey Murphy III on Herbert Jones’ epic block vs. Trail Blazers): https://t.co/8gaMWiTGax pic.twitter.com/J40ng4vWOD – 4:07 PM

Josh Hart @joshhart
Come on 🐅 let’s turn it around – 2:50 PM