In a maddening offensive orgy, Luka Doncic therefore released his career-high scoring (46) to overcome the Pelicans, also led by a Zion in… career-high mode (36 points at 14/15 shooting). Adam Silver can sleep on his two (big) (pointed) ears, the future of the League looks bright.
273 points were scored this Friday evening during the meeting between the Mavs and the Pelicans, allowing many offensive records to fall one after the other. Where to start ? The offensive show begins on the side of Latvia since Kristaps Porzingis will chain shots from the parking lot from the start of the game. The Latvian will try… 9 3-point shots in the first quarter, the highest total for a player in twelve minutes this season, four of which will be tied up. The Unicorn will end the game with eight award-winning shots from thirteen tries, again a career record, and 36 points on the clock. Moreover, in the history of the NBA, no player of 2m13 or more has put so many 3-point shots in a game. A very edgy offensive performance which was only going to be an aperitif since it was then the turn of Zion Williamson, number one in the 2019 Draft, to come and explode everything in its path. Zion finished the first period 10/10 on shooting, becoming the first player in Pelicans history to score a 10/10 at a half, and the second this season, after… Austin Rivers. Moreover, with only one missed shot in the game (on a test from the parking lot), the former Duke was one shot into the racket to join Hakeem Olajuwon as the only player in NBA history to put so many shots without missing any in the racket. We told you that you had to warm up before this paper because the records fell like flies … and beware it is not over, because with 36 points and a rather phenomenal domination in painting, Zion has beaten his career- high in point, except that he was eclipsed by another cushy, who – him too – went for some records, a specialty since the beginning of his career.
Because Luka Doncic and the records, it’s a love story that is in full swing and we even wonder where it will stop as love continues to grow, meeting after meeting. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Doncic therefore decided to drop his career high in points by releasing 46 puntos on the defense of the Pels, at 17/30 shooting including 5/8 from distance. And if you think that’s it, it’s because you don’t know the Slovenian well yet, since he obviously added 8 rebounds and 12 assists to this already fat statistical line. This is his 24th game with at least 30 points and 10 assists, as many as all the other players in the history of the Mavericks (born after 1980) combined, it is also his seventh game with at least 40 points and 10 assists. How many Mavericks have done it before him? Zero. Come on … we continue … adding that Doncic thus managed this night his thirteenth consecutive game with 25 points or more, by tying a franchise record that he now shares with Mark Aguirre and Dirk Nowitzki that they have each done once. . A record that he can bring down on Valentine’s Day, the rascal, Sunday against the Blazers. And that’s not enough, the Pels also ate 25 shots from the parking lot in the mouth, franchise record for Dallas, for the second game in a row. Conclusion: new NBA record since never a team had conceded 50 3-point shots in the space of two games.
Go small aspirin and we resume, but I promise, record level is “all” for today. With this victory Dallas goes on to a fourth win in a row and this morning has a record that is almost balanced: 13 wins for 14 losses. Above all, the Mavs take a game ahead of their evening opponent and direct competitor in the race for the Playoffs or the play-in. We will stop there and for lovers of defense we advise you … to avoid the replay of this match at all costs.
Luka Doncic breaks records, the Mavs win, um… it looks like we found the Dallas team that charmed us so much last year. Fourth victory in a row and a Top 8 which is fast approaching, that’s it, the machine is on.
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