The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks picked up from where they left off as the NBA resumed following the All-Star break on Thursday.

Both claimed their seventh straight win, with Luka Doncic scoring 41 points and Kyrie Irving 29 as the Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 123-113 at home.

Derrick White scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum 25 as the Celtics won 129-112 at the Chicago Bulls.

Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 128-110.

League-leading Boston trailed by three points at half-time before taking control in the third quarter to improve to a 44-12 record.

The Mavericks also trailed by three at half-time but opened the third quarter on a 16-0 run and did not trail again.

Dallas now have a 33-23 record, level with Phoenix, for whom Devin Booker scored 35 points and Kevin Durant 23.

“It’s always tough to come back from All-Star, the first game’s always tough,” Doncic told broadcaster TNT.

“It was a very big game. We played against an amazing team, but we showed out. We’ve got to get ready for the next game and just keep going like that.”

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In Denver, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic became just the third player to record at least one triple-double against every team he has faced in the league.

Jokic joined LeBron James and Russell Westbrook as reigning champions Denver, who went into the All-Star break on a three-game losing streak, won 130-110 at home to the Washington Wizards.

The NBA’s two-time Most Valuable Player was a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor as he amassed 21 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists.

“When I finish my career it’s going to be like a legacy,” said Jokic after his 16th triple-double of the season – putting him second on this season’s list behind Sacramento‘s Domantas Sabonis.

He is on 19 after claiming 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 127-122 win at home to the San Antonio Spurs.

Curry reaches another milestone

Stephen Curry scored six three-pointers on the way to 32 points as the Warriors beat a Lakers team missing LeBron James through an ankle injury.

Curry, also a two-time MVP, added eight assists to become the first Golden State player to reach a career total of 6,000 assists in the regular season.

Anthony Davis had 27 points as the Lakers’ three-game winning streak ended.

In Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-107 to move within one win of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who lead the Western Conference (39-16).

Brooklyn‘s coaching change brought no immediate change of fortune as the Nets fell 121-93 to the Raptors in Toronto in their first game since Kevin Ollie took over as interim coach after Jacque Vaughn was fired.

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