The second game was played by NBA: Dallas Mavericks winning streak ends abruptly”>Kristaps Porziņģis Dallas “Mavericks” in two days. The Latvian played 32 minutes in the match against Phoenix “Dog”, during which he scored with 18 points (1p. 2/2, 2p. 5/11, 3p. 2/3).
Porziņģis also had 11 rebounds under the baskets, one pass, two block throws, errors, four notes and a +/- factor plus one. For Porziņģi this was 88. double-double career.
Luka Dončičs scored 28 points (1p. 8/11, 2p. 7/14, 3p. 2/9). Slovenia managed to defeat eight rebounds and return equally effective passes. The defender also made eight mistakes, which was almost half of all Mavericks mistakes.
Dallas, the fourth best defensive team in the NBA, scored 22 points in the first quarter and Dog in the basket. trotters scored 26 points. Porziņģis and Dončičs scored a large number of points.
At the start of the second quarter, the Dog made a 10: 2 breakthrough, clearing the deficit and taking the lead, while the Mavericks responded 8-0 in a very short time. Tim Hārdavejs threw a long shot and Porziņģis effectively scored – blocked throw, “Alley-oop” danks and accurate third.
In the first half, which the Mavericks won with 53:45, the Dog scored 37.8% of the litter. From a distance, Phoenix basketball players threw 19 shots, but only two of them were accurate, while Dallas managed to take seven of the 20.
The Mavericks were able to reach a 12-point lead at the start of the third quarter, but the Dog responded in a short time with a 12: 2 break and took the lead again (69:68).
The teams continued to exchange breakthroughs – the Mavericks made their breakthrough at the end of the third quarter, scoring an eight-point lead before the final 12 minutes (82:74).
The end of the game is just as exciting. “Dog” played and was in the lead with 99:97 three minutes before the end of the final quarter.
Less than two minutes before the end of the game, the Dog used his chances to reach a plus five and gain the most advantage in the game. “Dog” did better at the end of the game, proving why it is the best team in the league – 109: 101.
The “Dog” team managed to beat the “Mavericks” for the ninth time in a row. The balance of the league leader is currently 35-9.
The Mavericks have broken a series of four games they have won. With a balance of 26-20, it still ranks fifth in the conference. The next game of the Mavericks will take place on January 24, when it will host the Grizzlies in Memphis.
Devin Bucker won 28 points and had six assists, while Chris Paul scored 20 points and 11 assists.
Jane Branson scored 19 points and scored five rebounds. The Dallas defender also made six mistakes. He and Dončič accumulated 14 of the team’s 19 mistakes together.
