Luka Doncic is simply on another level this season.

Doncic exploded with 14 of his 49 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Brooklyn Nets in a Saturday (all times AEDT) masterclass from the Slovenian superstar.

Doncic hit four-straight clutch three-pointers – going 4-of-4 from beyond the arc down the stretch – including a miracle one-handed bank shot over with the shot clock winding down to put his side up 123-120.

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“I don’t believe what I just saw! He just made what is essentially a three-point hook shot,” Mavericks commentator Mark Followill exclaimed.

To no great surprise, a loud MVP chants erupted around American Airlines Centre thereafter.

Cam Thomas missed at the other end, while Josh Green made a pair of free throws to consolidate the win for Jason Kidd’s team.

Doncic’s line included 49 points – his 30th 40-point career game – nine tripes, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Elsewhere for Dallas, Kyrie Irving put up 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Tim Hardaway scored 19 off the bench and Green added seven points, three boards, two assists and three steals also in the second unit.

Cam Thomas’ 30 points led all five Nets starters in double figures, with Ben Simmons narrowly missing a triple-double (10 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists) Spencer Dinwiddie tallying 23 points and eight assists.

It saw Dallas improve to 2-0, while Brooklyn remains winless.

MITCHELL’S 43 NOT ENOUGH AGAINST THUNDER

Donovan Mitchell poured in 43 points with a full line, but it wasn’t enough as the Cavaliers fell apart late to fall to the OKC Thunder in Cleveland 108-105.

Mitchell shot 15-of-27 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line with four triples, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

For OKC, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came up big with 34 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, while Lu Dort scored 26 and Chet Holmgren racked up 16 points, 13 boars and seven swats in his second NBA game. Josh Giddey was below his best with two points on 1-of-8 shooting, six rebounds and six assists.

One of those assists though was a perfect dime for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander off an inbounds play, something the Australian has quickly mastered in his time in the NBA.

The Thunder led for the majority of the first half including being up as much as 14 in the second quarter.

But Cleveland came storming back into it in the second half – getting to within four by the end of the fourth quarter then surging ahead by double digits late in the period following consecutive jumpers from Mitchell.

The Thunder quickly responded with four-straight three-pointers through Lu Dort, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren to tie the scores within the space of a minute and a half.

Dort then hitting a driver floater to miraculously give the visitors to a two-point edge 104-102.

Mitchell hit one more three down the stretch to keep his side alive, but Gilgeous-Alexander calmly sank a pair of free throws, then stole the ball off Mitchell on the last possession to seal the win.

OKC is now 2-0 overall in a perfect start, while Cleveland fell to 1-1.

SPURS OUTLAST ROCKETS IN OT

The San Antonio Spurs have outlasted the Houston Rockets in overtime 126-122, with Victor Wembayama shining at both ends of the floor in crunch time.

Wembanyama had 21 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and three blocks – two of which came inside the last two minutes of regulation – also hitting the game-tying shot to send the game into OT.

The French phenom scored four points with for rebounds in the extra period to help his side gain ascendancy, while a pair of Jeremy Sochan free throws and Keldon Johnson dunk consolidated the win for San Antonio. ‘

Devin Vassell top-scored for the Spurs with 25 and Keldon Johnson added 20, while Alperen Sengun (25 points, 14 boards, seven assists), Fred VanVleet (24 points, eight rebounds, 12 assists) and Jalen Green (22 points) had big games for the Rockets.

It saw the Spurs even their record at 1-1, while Houston remain winless on the season.

CELTICS EXACT REVENGE IN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS REMATCH

Derrick White put up 28 points as the Boston Celtics beat rivals Miami 119-111.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points and Jaylen Brown contributed 27 in a strong all-around display from Boston, with all five starters in double figures as the Celtics won their home opener, a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference championship series.

Miami trailed by just three points with 47.1 seconds left when Jimmy Butler was called for a foul on White, which was unsuccessfully challenged by furious Miami coach Erik Spoelstra.

White then drained his two free throws and when Tyler Herro missed a 3-point jumper and Brown sank his from 30-feet out, Miami’s resistance was finally over.

Three crucial blocks added to an impressive performance from White, who was delighted with beating a Heat team that secured a place in the NBA Finals with a game-seven triumph at Boston.

“Anytime you’re on home court, you want to protect the home court and obviously, last time we played them here, they came out winning,” White said.

“It’s always a big game every time we play against them and we’re going to see them down the line a lot of times. So it’s always fun.”

— AFP

ALL CURRENT RESULTS

NUGGETS 108 GRIZZLIES 104

PISTONS 111 HORNETS 99

THUNDER 108 CAVALIERS 105

HEAT 111 CELTICS 119

KNICKS 126 HAWKS 120

ROCKETS 122 SPURS 126 (OT)

RAPTORS 103 BULLS 104 (OT)

NETS 120 MAVERICKS 125

CLIPPERS 118 JAZZ 120

WARRIORS 122 KINGS 114

MAGIC 102 TRAIL BLAZERS 97