Nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings between the Mavericks and Spurs have been decided by seven points or less and tonight the trend continued. Dallas got off to a quick 23-4 start but slowly lost it's lead, eventually falling to San Antonio 105-101 in the American Airlines Center. Luka Doncic led all scorers in the game with 25 points. This is his 5th straight game with at least 25 points, the last rookie to do that was Stephen Curry 10 years ago. Doncic also had 8 rebounds and 8 assists on the night. Harrison Barnes, who is averaging 18.2 points per game, struggled to shoot the ball, finishing 4 of 18 for 11 points. The Mavericks (20-24) were without point guard Dennis Smith Jr. tonight due to illness and JJ Barea who ruptured his right achilles and will be out the rest of the season. The Spurs bench players came up big tonight, as they combined for 51 points to help San Antonio (26-20) to the win. Leading them was Marco Belinelli with 17 points. Up next for the Mavericks is a trip to Indiana, where they will look to win their 4th straight game against the Pacers on Saturday night.