Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic once again showed his best team play with 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists, which helped the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizardas 87-109 on the road and extend their wins to four. in a row.
The Mavericks (27-21) establish themselves as leaders in the Southwest Division after completing a four-game road trip. Point guard Jalen Brunson scored 19 points and Serbian center Boban Marjanovic registered his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds, making him a surprise factor for the Mavericks. While forward Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points and power forward Dorian Finney-Smith added 11 more points that also helped the Mavericks win.
Point guard Russell Westbrook had a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds as the leader of the Wizards who had the lowest scoring so far this season. In addition to losing three games in a row and 11 of 14 since the All-Star break, which takes them away from the fight to be in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Cuban American center Robin López scored 18 points and Brazilian point guard Raúl Neto had 16 points from the bench. Neto played 32 minutes in which he scored 7 of 15 shots from the field, including a triple of four attempts, and 1 of 2 free throws.
The Brazilian international captured four rebounds, distributed two assists, had a turnover and committed a personal foul. Latvian power forward Davis Bertans scored 11 points in his first game since March 18.
Bertans made three of Washington’s five 3-pointers. The Wizards shot just 20% (5 of 25) from outside the perimeter. The Mavericks led after each quarter and lost only once despite playing without Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis, who was out for the fifth time in the last series of games in straight nights so far this season, while still under the Right knee surgery recovery regimen.
The Dallas team had coach Rick Carlisle back on the bench after he missed Friday’s win over the New York Knicks. Carlisle had tested positive for Covid-19, but subsequent tests revealed it to be a false positive. Carlisle had been vaccinated last January. Wizards guard Bradley Beal participated in pregame warm-ups, but missed his fourth straight with a right hip contusion. Beal leads the NBA with 31.3 points per game.
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