Beaten the day before by the Pelicans, the Mavericks quickly resumed their march forward, since even without a Kyrie Irving hampered by his foot pain, they won on the floor of the Wizards (130-117), showing great collective mastery.
Quickly installed in the lead, the teammates of a Luka Doncic found (26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists) then did not let go of the controls of the evening, counting up to 27 points in advance and relying in particular on a Tim Hardaway Jr. untenable coming off the bench (31 points, 7/11 behind the arc) to fuel their fiery attack.
Also boosted by Derrick Jones Jr. (20 points, 7 rebounds), Derek Lively II (17 points, 9 rebounds) or even Seth Curry (15 points), Dallas therefore had no difficulty in blowing up the players of Washingtondefeated for the fourth time in a row despite Kyle Kuzma (22 points, 6 rebounds) or Bilal Coulibaly (10 points, 8 rebounds).
With this logical and comfortable success, the Mavericks (9-3) are in any case back in line with the top three in the Western Conference, made up of the Nuggets and the Wolves, while the Wizards (2-9) are sinking further into the depths of the East, right in front of the Pistons.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– A quarter to kill the match. The Mavericks only needed one quarter to take control of the game. Facing an apathetic defense, Luka Doncic and Tim Hardaway Jr. allowed Dallas to score 41 points in the first 12 minutes. And therefore to quietly point to +15…
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
