The Thunder stormed the American Airlines Center by beating the Mavericks 114-120. The clash, which needed an extension to resolve, therefore allowed Oklahoma City to clinch their 16th win, while the Mavericks suffered their second consecutive loss and saw their attempt to climb to fourth place in the West interrupted. The Texans had started the year at a great pace, but they seem to be going through a somewhat irregular phase again that prevents them from completing their qualifying comeback.
Kidd’s men, however, came to have the victory in their hands, because after a 16-6 run culminated with a triple by Reggie Bullock they managed to turn the match around and take a 103-101 lead with 9 to go. seconds to go. However, OKC managed to be hugely effective on their next possession, as Josh Giddey stunned the entire home defense with his throw-in for Kenrich Williams, who took advantage of Luka Doncic’s carelessness at the mark to equalize with a low shot. ring.
Doncic himself, whose great closing of the game had allowed his team to come back in the final minutes, had the option of correcting his mistake and putting the icing on his fourth quarter with the winning basket, but his three-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the ring. The clash was then left for the extension, an extension that would have its own name.
Dort owns the match
Luguentz Dort, who had finished regulation with 16 points to his credit, exploded in overtime to ensure victory fell to the visiting side. The shooting guard added 14 goals in these 5 minutes, reaching 30 and scoring more than all the Mavericks as a whole, which made him the lord and master of this part of the match. Dort shone especially from the triple, from where he signed a 6/10, an aspect in which Tre Mann also stood out, who thanks to his 6/8 was able to reach 29 points.
At home, Luka Doncic managed to finish with 40 points and 10 assists to complete another great performance, but he could not be as effective in extra time as to avoid the defeat of his team. The Slovenian, with 10 points in the last 3 minutes, was largely responsible for Dallas forcing overtime, but he couldn’t finish the job in this one and had to see the victory move away from the American Airlines Center.
Reggie Bullock, with 23 points, was his main squire, followed by the 20 added by Jalen Brunson. However, the contribution of the rest of the men was rather scarce, leaving some Mavs lame who once again missed Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr.
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