There are some flashes of genius, like this three-point basket slammed more than nine meters from the target, with the board, just before the half-time buzzer. But the inspirations of Luka Doncic are no longer sufficient. The Slovenian, yet all smiles after his feat, lost his superb Tuesday when his Dallas Mavericks gave in at home against the Brooklyn Nets (99-102), after having counted up to 17 points ahead.
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Back on the court after missing the last game of his franchise due to ankle pain, Doncic was certainly not unworthy individually (28 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists) but, like his family , he was very clumsy from afar (3 out of 11) and above all displayed immense defensive limits. In the last two minutes, when the visitors had just taken the lead, the former Madrid player proved unable to contain James Harden, who then snuck into the basket to give Brooklyn three points (100 -97, 47th).
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At the commentary post, the former glory of the Indiana Pacers went there from his comment concerning the physical form of Doncic, which he sees ” will hang ” in the field. ” I’ve had a long summer, recalled the main interested, targeted by the press in preseason when he posted some 115kg on the scale. I had the Olympics, took three weeks off, and relaxed a bit. Can be too much. I have to get back on the right track. »
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Brooklyn at the top in the East
Far from these procrastination, the Nets have shown self-sacrifice in a poorly embarked match. ” We’ve been in this league long enough to know when it’s time to win. Time to move, appreciated James Harden, to whom he missed a catch to validate a triple-double (23 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists). NOTWe had good shots during the game, we didn’t put them. We insisted and insisted. You had to keep shooting, especially when you know how to do it. »
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3’51”
The Dallas Mavericks have not scored a single point in the game over the last four minutes of play (3’51 ” precisely).
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While the address of the Mavs fell (40% in the end), that of Brooklyn (50.6%), combined with better ball circulation, did the trick. Kevin Durant finished the game with the best scorer on the winning side (24 points, 7 rebounds). His team continues to dominate the Eastern Conference standings (17v-7d), one loss less than the Chicago Bulls (17v-8d).
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In the West, the Mavericks are negative (11v-12d) for the first time since their first game of the regular season, and have not won for three games. The revival could be for the night of Wednesday through Thursday, against Memphis. It will inevitably go through a more convincing overall performance, that of Luka Doncic – if it is not household – included.
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