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Luka Doncic had 27 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his seventh straight triple-double and Dereck Lively II scored 22 points to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 127-92 rout of the host Chicago Bulls on Monday.

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Daniel Gafford (20 points), Kyrie Irving (14) and Jaden Hardy (11) also finished in double figures as the Mavericks won their third straight on the heels of a season-high-tying three-game losing streak.

Doncic dazzled with his floor game once again despite falling short of extending simultaneous triple-double milestones. He entered the game with six straight 30-point triple-doubles and five with at least 35 points — both NBA records.

The Mavericks were plenty efficient elsewhere. Lively II and Gafford combined on 20-for-21 shooting to help Dallas shoot 54.8 percent from the floor compared to 39.3 for Chicago.

Gafford, a former Bull, connected on each of his nine field-goal attempts and has made 28 in a row overall, seven shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s league record.