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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says NBA play-in tournament is ‘huge mistake’

April 15, 2021April 13, 2021 by newsy list

Hours after Luka Doncic criticized the idea of the NBA play-in tournament, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told ESPN that the concept is “a huge mistake,” especially given the tight schedule of the NBA. season.

“I understand why the NBA is doing it,” Cuban said in a series of messages to ESPN. “But if we are going to be creative because of COVID, we should go straight from 1 to 20 and let the last 4 play their way in. This is the particular year to do so, as the 10 games eliminated [del calendario normal de 82 juegos ] they were in conference ”.

“The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Instead of playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach each game as a playoff game to get in or stay in the top 6 because the consequences, as Luka said, are huge. So the players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days. “

The NBA’s board of governors, which includes Cuban, unanimously approved a proposal to implement a play-in tournament for this season, after the league used it for the first time before the playoffs in the summer bubble of 2020.

“In hindsight, that proposal was a huge mistake,” Cuban told ESPN.

Dallas (29-24) is seventh in the Western Conference standings, which means they would have to participate in the play-in tournament if they can’t get promoted. The Mavs are two games behind the Portland Trail Blazers, who own the tiebreaker between the teams because they defeated Dallas in two of their three meetings.

“I don’t understand the idea of a play-in,” Doncic said Monday. “You play 72 games to make the playoffs, then maybe you lose two in a row and you’re out of the playoffs. So I don’t see the point in that.”

The play-in concept includes teams that finish from seventh to tenth place in each conference. The structure, which the NBA announced in March, includes three games in each conference.

The seventh and eighth-place teams face each other, with the winner taking the seventh seed. The ninth and tenth-place teams also play each other, with the loser eliminated from playoff contention. The “Game Seven-Eight” loser and the “Game Nine-Ten” winner play, with the eighth seed in the playoffs at stake.

“In an 82-game regular season where we didn’t play more than 30 games in 6 weeks, then it could have been okay,” Cuban told ESPN. “But the compression of so many games in so few days makes it a huge mistake. If we had gone from 1 to 16, with the top 12, it would still have been difficult, but there would have been more separation between the play-in and the first. 12. This is a season in which we have to rest high-use players. We don’t have a choice. And that can and will have consequences. “

The Mavericks generally rest Kristaps Porzingis for a game during back-to-back games and occasionally rest Doncic for stretches in the back-to-backs.

NBA: Dallas Mavericks stolpern in Houston

April 8, 2021 by newsy list

The Dallas Mavericks made a slip up at the Houston Rockets and played one of the weakest games of the season. The Boston Celtics fight the New York Knicks in an exciting game.

The Boston Celtics win a highly competitive game against the New York Knicks while Bradley Beal returns to the Wizards.

Indiana Pacers (23-27) – Minnesota Timberwolves (13-39) 141:137 (BOXSCORE)

It’s almost the same old story with the Timberwolves, they just wake up too late. The guests hibernated three quarters of the time against injury-ridden Pacers, again the push came too late in the final section. A three-point game by D’Angelo Russell (17, 5/15 FG) had brought the Wolves back to three points 50 seconds before the end, but then TJ McConnell struck.
The Pacers point guard was the outstanding man on the field with 19 points (9/12 FG) and 15 assists and hit a completely open three from the corner after the D-Lo-And-1 with the clock running out, which was the decision . Caris LeVert and Aaron Holiday then brought the game home from the free throw line.
Indiana had to do without its three best players in Malcolm Brogdon (hip), Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner (both ankles), but caught this as a collective. Seven players scored double digits, including the two Holiday brothers Justin (21, 5/8 threesomes) and Aaron (22, 4/4 threesomes). The two bigs Goga Bitadze (14) and JaKarr Sampson (16) also did a good job, Caris LeVert contributed 18 points to the victory.
Minnesota was still 22 points behind in the second half, even in the fourth quarter it was 15. The comeback followed thanks to Anthony Edwards, who made a terrible game before but then 17 of his 27 points (11/21 FG) in the last scored twelve minutes. Karl-Anthony Towns (32, 12/17 FG, 12 rebounds, 6 assists) collected the most points, his backup Naz Reid (16) got the highlight of the game with this crashing dunk.
Finally, a nugget from the Timberwolves broadcast, which is always good: Edwards has 5 boxouts this season – over the entire season. That actually seems completely impossible.

Orlando Magic (17-34) – Washington Wizards (18-32) 116:131 (BOXSCORE)

Bradley Beal had to watch for five games due to an injury, the last four of them all pissed off. In Orlando the best scorer in the NBA was finally ready for action again and Washington quickly won again. Against the Magic, Beal (26, 11/19 FG) collected the most points again.
Russell Westbrook put on another triple-double with 23 points (8/11 FG), 14 rebounds and 15 assists and sank all three of his distance throws. That fit into the picture, the Wizards hit 19 threesomes (36 attempts), more than ever this season. Gunner Numero Uno was Davis Bertans (22), who welded six triples from the bank through the trap, rookie Deni Avdija (16) made it four times.
And yet the Wizards had to tremble a little in the end. In the third quarter the lead was meanwhile 21 points, but then Terrence Ross (24, 9/16 FG) and Mo Bamba (19, 7/12 FG) ran hot, suddenly there were only four points difference in the final section. In the end, however, the quality of the wizards prevailed, especially Westbrook stifled the momentum of the hosts.
The Magic mainly had problems with their starters, Wendell Carter Jr. (15) was already the best scorer. The bank did a lot better and Cole Anthony, who last played on February 9, came from them. The rookie did well with 13 points and 7 assists and this nice bucket.

Boston Celtics (26-26) – New York Knicks (25-27) 101:99 (BOXSCORE)

Take a deep breath with the Celtics, who won a hard-fought game with the Knicks. In the end, Marcus Smart made the difference, the point guard scored 14 of his 17 points (4/11 FG, 9 assists) in the fourth quarter and made the important plays in crunchtime.
It was Smart, who set 96:93 with a threesome 36 seconds before the end, secured an important rebound a little later and then made everything clear with two free throws. In the absence of Kemba Walker (Schonung), the Guard took over most of the set-up of the game and still watched the ball best at the Celtics.
The hosts lost the ball 20 times, which resulted in 21 points for New York. Jayson Tatum (25, 10/21 FG) alone was responsible eight times, but the forward left it have a good bang with a dunk over Taj Gibson. On the other hand, the Celtics had advantages at the basket, where the return of Tristan Thompson (7, 8 rebounds, +24) helped.
Boston grabbed 16 offensive rebounds for 20 second chance points, so just under 42 percent were enough from the field. Top scorer was Jaylen Brown with 32 points (12/26 FG) and 10 rebounds. RJ Barrett (29, 10/14 FG) played big for the Knicks, the Canadian hit all of his six threesomes. Julius Randle (22, 9/23 FG, 9 rebounds), on the other hand, did not have his best evening. The forward could not prevent the Knicks from converting an early 7-point lead in the fourth quarter into a victory.

NBA: trembling victory in Boston! Doncic’s magic reaches the Dallas Mavericks against long-disappointing Celtics

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 by newsy list

The Dallas Mavericks also won their second game this season against the Boston Celtics. Again, it was close in the end, even if the guests from Dallas had the game under control for most of the time thanks to Luka Doncic. The Mavs win 113: 108.

Boston Celtics (23-25) – Dallas Mavericks (25-21) 108:113 (BOXSCORE)

The two-time all-star finished the game with 36 points (11/15 FG, 7/11 threesome, 7/11 FT), 8 rebounds and 5 assists and 8 ball losses, Kristaps Porzingis also helped (19, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks in a few moments, at the end just sat on the bench because of the small lineups of the Celtics. Coming from the bench, Jalen Brunson sank 8/10 out of the field for 21 points, Maxi Kleber (5, 1/5 FG, 3 rebounds) however, remained pale in 25 minutes.

For Boston the two all-stars Jaylen Brown (24, 9/17 FG) and Jayson Tatum (25, 10/24 FG, 1/8 threesome, 9 rebounds) were the best scorers, the latter not having one good litter selection. The same applied to Kemba Walker (22, 2/9 threesomes). Moritz Wagner started for the Celtics for the first time because Robert Williams had to pass at short notice. The Berliner showed great effort in his 16 minutes, but only got 2 points (1/4 FG) and 4 rebounds.

Dallas dictated the pace from the start, Porzingis was in a good mood as in previous games and already posted 9 points in the first quarter. His presence could also be felt defensively. Boston’s offense was again too passive and Dallas quickly led by double digits. It wasn’t until the Celtics started doubling Doncic that a small run succeeded. The Slovenian had hit all four of his throws and gave Dallas a 30:25 lead.

Too often Boston got tangled up in isolation, especially Tatum was mentioned here. But the hosts also seemed disinterested defensively, and the Mavs guards were often made far too easy. In the middle of the section Dallas sank three threes in a row, it was a 20: 3 run over more than five minutes, the Celtics stayed without a single field goal.

Boston Celtics comeback comes too late

Doncic, on the other hand, was hot and sank one stepback after the other into the face of Marcus Smart. The Mavs star scored 11 points in the last four minutes of the quarter and with a total of 24 points (8/9 FG, 5/6 threes) was the main reason that the guests led the break with 64:45.

Boston’s use remained questionable, only in the middle of the third quarter there was a sign of life with an 8-0 run after the Mavs had brought out the highest lead of the game with 23 points. It was a bit of a flash in the pan, Tatum and Walker were busy taking threesomes again, but without scoring. Dallas’ rhythm was also no longer that of half-time one, but the distance throws were always made at the right time – such as one from Tim Hardaway Jr. at the end of the quarter (73:90).

But Boston reared up again, after an And-One from Walker, the lead of the guests was suddenly only one-digit and nine minutes on the clock. The Mavs lost a few balls too many, took too much time to get good throws. Boston defended passionately now without a real Big Man, it took the whole range of Luka Magicto end a nearly four minute drought.

Dallas Mavericks win confidently after a weak start in Minnesota

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 by newsy list

The Dallas Mavericks have done their duty with the Minnesota Timberwolves after a poor start. Luka Doncic made his weakest game of the season with the worst team in the west, but Kristaps Porzingis convinced at both ends of the field in the 128: 108 win.

Minnesota Timberwolves (10-34) – Dallas Mavericks (23-19) 108:128 (BOXSCORE)

The Latvian was the Mavs’ best scorer with 29 points, while Big Man grabbed 9 rebounds, played 4 assists and also blocked two throws, including a highlight block against top rookie Anthony Edwards, when he simply tore the ball out of his hand on the drive.

Thanks to a good final section, Doncic still had 15 points (6/16 FG) and 4 assists, before his seventh NBA game under 10 points threatened for a long time. But others jumped into the breach, seven guest players scored double-digit points. Particularly noticeable were Tim Hardaway Jr. (21, 5/9 threesomes) and Jalen Brunson (16, 11 rebounds), and Dwight Powell (14, 7 rebounds) also knew how to please again. Maxi Kleber had 7 points (2/4 threes) and 5 rebounds in 33 minutes.

For Minnesota, No. 1 pick Edwards was the busiest point collector with 29 points (9/22 FG, 3/12 threesome), the Guard scored the majority of his points in the first quarter and in garbage time. Karl-Anthony Towns (22, 8/20) had a difficult time against Porzingis, with Juancho Hernangomez on 17 points.

The guests started very sleepy, especially Doncic played some unfocused passes. The Wolves started with a 16: 3 run thanks to Edwards, the top pick recorded 8 of these points. But after about five minutes the guests were awake, Porzingis was active under the baskets, Dallas was quick in the bonus and took ten free throws in the first quarter. Doncic (3 TO) was still without points, but Minnesota was only leading with 33:30.

Dallas Mavericks turn up in the second half

Nevertheless, it still seemed uninspired what the guests were offering. But Minnesota missed out on a cushion, which would have been possible. Instead, the Mavs took the lead for the first time four minutes before break after a three from Hardaway Jr. It was a 9-0 run in which Porzingis from downtown and with a putback could shine. 90 seconds before the end of the section, Doncic finally scored, with 56:55 in favor of the guests, it went into the cabins.

This initially helped the Wolves, who scored the first 7 points. It took Dallas four minutes to get on the scoreboard after another Porzingis three. The Mavs regained control through defense, and over time the offense came along. Porzingis was still outstanding – also in the defense against Towns – the role players now met the open throws. By the end of the section, the lead had grown to 15 points (88:73).

As a result, the guests didn’t let anything burn. Brunson now took over the offense and chose his spots at will. In Jaden McDaniels, another Wolves rookie drew attention to himself with two putbacks, but after the first two Doncic three-pointers in a row, the Mavs were ahead at 21 five minutes before the end and brought the game home safely.

Dallas will continue with a home game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, the Wolves will receive the Houston Rockets, the other basement child of the Western Conference.

Former NBA center Shawn Bradley was paralyzed as a result of a bicycle accident

March 20, 2021March 17, 2021 by newsy list

Former NBA center Shawn Bradley suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed, according to a statement issued on his behalf by the Dallas Mavericks.

On January 20, Bradley was struck from behind by a car while riding his bicycle a block from his home in St. George, Utah. He underwent neck fusion surgery and has spent the past eight weeks hospitalized and undergoing rehabilitation.

“With his wife Carrie by his side around the clock, and supported by an incredible team of rehabilitation and family specialists, Bradley is in a good mood,” the statement read, in part. “He plans to use his accident as a platform to create greater public awareness of the importance of bicycle safety.”

Bradley, 48, 7 feet 6 inches tall, was the second overall pick in the 1993 draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers after spending two years on a Mormon mission after his freshman year at BYU. He averaged 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during his 12-season NBA career, spending the past eight and a half years with the Dallas Mavericks.

“We are saddened to hear of Shawn’s accident,” Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said in the statement. “Shawn has always been incredibly determined and has shown a fighting spirit. We wish him the best in his recovery. He will always be a part of our Mavs family.”

MVP calls for outstanding Kyrie Irving! Brooklyn Nets too strong for the Boston Celtics, too

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by newsy list

Next statement from the Brooklyn Nets, who, thanks to Kyrie Irving, get the next victory. The Guard scored 40 points against his ex-team, the Boston Celtics, at 121: 109 and in the end even got MVP calls from the few fans in the arena. Blake Griffin, on the other hand, still has to wait for his debut in the Nets Jersey. Here are the highlights of the game in the video.

Brooklyn Nets (25-13) – Boston Celtics (19-18) 121:109 (BOXSCORE)

Kevin Durant was further injured, newcomer Blake Griffin was spared this time and yet the Nets beat another top team from the east in Boston. Kyrie Irving put on a show against his ex-team and was the top scorer with 40 points (15/23 FG, 5/8 threesome). James Harden (22, 6/16 FG, 10 rebounds, 8 assists) narrowly missed his fourth triple double.

Meanwhile, the Celtics were happy about the return of Marcus Smart, who scored 19 points (4/6 FG) in 21 minutes from the bench. The best scorer was Jayson Tatum (31, 13/22 FG), and Daniel Theis (17, 7/10 FG, 8 rebounds, 2 steals) played a really good game on both sides of the field, even against the enormous Firepower the Nets was not enough.

The Celtics got off to a better start with an initially strong Kemba Walker (11), who later didn’t play a role at all. Brooklyn looked a bit nervous, especially Harden (6 turnovers in half time) threw the ball away unnecessarily a few times. Boston quickly led by 11 points before Irving took over.

Kyrie Irving towers over his former team

The All-Star made the most difficult finishes on the ring look easy and marked 12 points in the second section. Uncle Drew was supported by Landry Shamet, who sank all his first four threesomes. The Celtics, on the other hand, cooled off from a distance, so that Brooklyn took a 58:55 lead into halftime.

But the Celtics also survived this onslaught, Tatum only awarded one throw for 13 points in the third quarter. The guests now increasingly bet on a zone that only Irving could consistently crack. Without a Tatum, the Celtics had a difficult attack and the Nets achieved the highest lead of the evening (100: 90) thanks to 5 points from Jeff Green.

Brooklyn was rolling again, the three-pointers falling at will. Harden pulled to the basket a few times, Irving was always there from downtown when Boston seemed to have the momentum. That even gave MVP calls from the few fans at the Barclays Center. The performances of Shamet (18, 6/9 threesomes) and Green (11) were also important. Jaylen Brwon (13, 5/23 FG) had a black evening at the Celtics, while Robert Williams (2) blocked 6 throws coming from the bench.

NBA: Glory of honor in Mavericks win over Orlando

March 27, 2021March 2, 2021 by newsy list

National basketball player Maxi Kleber has been honored with a special trophy for his strong performance in the 130-124 victory of the Dallas Mavericks against the Orlando Magic.

He got the belt for the best defender of the game, which the Mavericks have been awarding for a little more than a month after victories and which is visually similar to a World Cup belt in Boxing Has. “He’s no one for spectacular moves, but within our system he’s super valuable, and you saw that tonight,” said coach Rick Carlisle, praising the 29-year-old from Würzburg.

Kleber had 13 points and six rebounds as well as two blocks and was able to record a career record of three stolen balls. “It’s a huge honor when you get it. But I don’t even know whether I would have given it to myself, especially because (Nikola) Vucevic has more or less always scored against me,” said Kleber of the German press agency Belt. “But it’s a cool honor and a huge incentive for the team to want to win every duel as an individual.”

Top scorer was again Luka Doncic with 33 points, ten rebounds and nine assists. The triple double from two-digit values in the most important statistical categories hailed him, of all people, from Kleber, who was unable to utilize a pass in a four-on-one situation. “I definitely screwed up his triple double today,” said Kleber. With their 17th win of the season, the Texans’ balance sheet is positive for the first time in weeks.

Isaiah Hartenstein also recorded a win with the Denver Nuggets, which kept their lead on Dallas and, as seventh, they can continue to hope for sixth place and thus direct participation in the playoffs. Thanks in part to 39 points from the regular center Nikola Jokic, the Chicago Bulls scored 118: 112.

The Atlanta Hawks had parted ways with coach Lloyd Pierce hours earlier after losing seven in the last ten games and worrying about a place in the playoffs.

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Dallas Mavericks tremble to victory thanks to strong Luka Doncic against brave Orlando Magic

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by newsy list

The Dallas Mavericks have made the eighth win out of the last ten games perfect with a 130: 124 win (BOXSCORE) against the Orlando Magic. The extremely strong Luka Doncic flirts with a triple-double and gets good support from the Mavs Bank. But a Magic trio bravely opposes it.

Orlando Magic (13-22) – Dallas Mavericks (17-16) 124:130 (BOXSCORE)

Doncic was only one assist away from a triple-double at the end of the game, the 22-year-old recorded 33 points with 12/22 from the field and 5/10 from distance as well as 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The second best scorer of the Mavs was Jalen Brunson with 24 points from the bank (9/13 FG), who confirmed his last strong form once again.

Kristaps Porzingis woke up after the break after a weak first half and ended the game with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Maxi Kleber (13, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks in 3/5 threesomes) also knew how to please. The Mavs are now back on a positive balance for the first time since mid-January.

“You keep talking to the players that they shouldn’t jump in the air and then make decisions, but this guy defies the logic of classic coaching theories,” said Mavs coach Carlisle, impressed by the appearance of Doncic, who made some showed spectacular assists. “So we give him the ball and let him do it. He just does incredible things.”

Orlando meanwhile suffered the fourth bankruptcy in a row, despite strong performances by Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier and Terrence Ross. The former defended himself with 29 points (12/24 FG, 5/10 threesomes), 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Fournier, who missed large parts of the second half due to injury, but returned to the floor in the fourth quarter, collected 26 points (8/13 FG, 5/8 threesome).

In general, the good shooting by Magic, who sank 20 threes in 41 attempts (Mavs: 17/46), kept the home side in the game for a long time. Ross also had his share of this, scoring 14 of his 18 points (3/10 threes) in the second half. Michael Carter-Williams also had 18 points.

Dallas Mavericks are moving out in the third quarter

At the start of the game, Kleber got off to a good start with a baseline dunk. Otherwise, Fournier (12) and Vucevic (11) put a lot of pressure on the home side in the first quarter. Orlando worked up a lead of up to 7 points before Doncic shortened with several threes in a row towards the end of the section (29:33).

Then Dallas took control with an 8-2 start into the second run. Doncic was now increasingly brilliant as a preparer, among other things with a crazy assist to glue to the triple linewho sank the distance throw ice cold. Trey Burke (11) also delivered good production from the bench, the Guard gave the Mavs an 8-point lead. However, again Vucevic and Fournier found a suitable answer for the Magic. The Mavs entered the half-time break with 61:58.

After Porzingis wasn’t a factor at all in the first half (1/9 FG), the Big Man found two threesomes and later in the first minutes of the third quarter a furious putback slam in his rhythm. Shortly afterwards, Kleber also sank his next three, followed by a stepback triple from Doncic. The Mavs slowly but surely moved away, although besides Vooch now Ross also defended himself on the Magic side, but Dallas meanwhile put on +13.

Luka Doncic with the siren! The Dallas Mavericks also beat the Boston Celtics

February 25, 2021February 24, 2021 by newsy list

Luka Doncic gave the Dallas Mavericks their sixth win in their seventh game. In an exciting and hard-fought game against the Boston Celtics, the Slovenian sank the game winner with 0.1 seconds on the clock, through which the Mavs won with 110: 107 (BOXSCORE). Here are the highlights of the game.

Dallas Mavericks (15-15) – Boston Celtics (15-16) 110:107 (BOXSCORE)

Already around 20 seconds earlier, the Slovenian had put the Mavs in the lead with another difficult stepback threesome over Daniel Theis with 2 points before Jaylen Brown set the course for extra time with a drive. But Boston hadn’t done the math with Doncic, who simply dribbled forward and welded his second crunchtime stepback threesome through the trap.

The 21-year-old finished the game with 31 points (11/23 FG, 6/8 threesomes), 10 rebounds and 8 assists, but like the day before against Memphis, the scoring was spread over several shoulders. In addition to Doncic, Josh Richardson (16), Jalen Brunson (22, 5/7 threesomes), Tim Hardaway Jr. (14) and Boban Marjanovic (10, 8 rebounds) also had good phases.

Boston, on the other hand, has long been hugely dependent on Jayson Tatum (28, 10/23 FG) and Brown (29, 12/20 FG), with the former also convincing defensively. Kemba Walker only thawed in the final section with 14 of his 21 points (8/19 FG). Daniel Theis did a good job in the back and got 2 points (1/4 FG), 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in 26 minutes.

Dallas and Boston are hard-fought game

Dallas had to do without Kristaps Porzingis (back) like the day before against Memphis, and Maxi Kleber, who injured his ankle against the Grizzlies, was also missing. James Johnson, who was the hosts’ most determined player in the first quarter, started for this. Boston initially met little resistance, and Tatum got whatever he wanted.

Dallas stabilized in the middle of the first section. Coach Rick Carlisle brought on Marjanovic again, who immediately changed the dynamics of the game. His interaction with Doncic posed difficulties for the Celtics, the Slovenian finally finished the quarter with a difficult runner, Dallas led with 34:31.

It went back and forth, nobody could get a cushion. Tim Hardaway Jr. set an exclamation point with a furious dunk, but then quickly took his place on the bench with three fouls. Boston doubled Doncic more aggressively, Tatum blocked the star of the Mavs twice. The Celtics-Forward was with 15 points also the best scorer of the guests at the break, the Celtics led just under (56:55).

Jalen Brunson submitted, Doncic made the decision

The Celtics stayed true to their strategy and put enormous pressure on Doncic, which took Dallas out of the rhythm. The hosts couldn’t put any points on the scoreboard over five minutes, but the Celtics missed out on more than one 7-0 run. Instead, the reservists, namely Marjanovic, Hardaway and Brunson, breathed life into the Mavs again.

At the beginning of the final section, Walker finally had some good moments, but the Mavs could not be shaken off and after a determined Doncic drive in the middle of the fourth quarter they even took the highest lead between the two teams (6). This continued to grow slowly, because Dallas was quick in the bonus and the guests made stupid fouls.

It was now the Brunson Show, the reserve guard contributed 13 points to a 17: 6 run. Boston was not yet beaten, Walker (2x) and Tatum hit three distance throws in a row, Kemba even fouled once, so that the Celtics were back to 1 point out of nowhere. 37.6 seconds before the end the time had come, after a Brown jumper the guests were back in front – but then the Doncic gala followed, which brought Dallas the victory.

Luka Doncic’s NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks seems to have no limit

February 21, 2021February 19, 2021 by newsy list

DALLAS – Luka Doncic’s appointment as a starter in the next NBA All-Star Game is just one more reflection of the dizzying career he has lived with the Dallas Mavericks since he arrived in 2018.

Doncic plays at a pace that sets marks that seemed unattainable, at least in the near future of a franchise that has struggled to return to the limelight since winning its only championship 10 years ago.

It even goes at a speed where “you” is already being discussed with the legendary Dirk Nowitzki in various statistical aspects.

Doncic became just the first player in Mavericks history to start the All-Star Game in consecutive years on Thursday, reaching Nowitzki as the only ones named to start the game multiple times.

Nowiztki started in 2007 and 2010. Jason Kid also started the Midseason Classic in 1996. No one else has done it in Mavericks history.

The 21-year-old Slovenian player’s popularity is reflected in being the only Mavericks player to have repeated to start by fan vote. Nowitzki was a starter both times for replacement for injured players (Kidd received fan votes).

“Luka is on the highest possible trajectory that a young player can be,” said Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle. “He is one of the faces of the league worldwide. He deserves to be a starter in the All-Star Game. “

Doncic is the 32nd All-Star in franchise history and the seventh to be chosen multiple times, in a 2020-21 season that started slowly, but in which he plays better and better.

Doncic ties for the NBA triple-doubles lead (7), despite the fact that Dallas has not played since Sunday, February 14 due to problems caused by severe weather in Texas. He is fifth in average points per game (29.1), third in assists (9.4) and leader in triple-doubles of at least 30 points (3).

In his two most recent games, he became the fourth-youngest player with at least 40 points in consecutive games (46 against New Orleans and 40 against Portland). The names in front of him? LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Allen Iverson.

“He’s going at a tremendous pace,” Carlisle noted last Sunday. “He is shooting the ball very well. Every night he has to carry tremendous weight of the team in the middle of the rivals and he has no problem ”.

In January, Doncic averaged 28.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 10.3 assists, after in November 2019 he averaged a triple-double of 30 points or more to become just the third player in NBA history with 25-10-10 in multiples. months, alongside Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook.

“We’ve won games and that’s what it’s all about,” Doncic said last week. “We get paid to win basketball games and if my performance helps the team, then I’m happy.”