The Mavericks’ misery continues. Even with German NBA star Maxi Kleber, Dallas narrowly loses to the Utah Jazz.
The Dallas Mavericks around German basketball professional Maxi Kleber have suffered their next bitter defeat in the NBA.
Last year’s finalists lost their seventh game of the season in the 113:115 win against outsiders Utah Jazz and are currently outside the play-off ranks with five wins.
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Kleber made his first appearance since October 26 after an injury and was on the floor for just under 17 minutes.
In addition to the comeback of the defensive specialist, who should give the Mavericks stability in defense, superstar Luka Doncic was once again the only bright spot, at least in terms of scoring.
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The Slovenian kept the game open for a long time with his 37 points, and with nine assists and seven rebounds he just missed a triple-double. Nevertheless, Doncic decided the game in the Jazz’s favor in a negative sense.
When the score was 113:113, the superstar took a defensive nap and opened the door to the game winner with a simple dunk. “That was my mistake, it was loud and I didn’t understand the bench,” Doncic said after the game.
For Utah, John Collins (28 points) made the decision with a dunk six seconds before the end.
However, Doncic had to do without his congenial offensive partner Kyrie Irving, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury. This is one of the reasons why Kleber moved straight into the starting line-up when he returned and the Würzburg player scored three points.
