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LGeniuses are like that, capable of turning something horrible into masterpieces. Did Luka Doncic, which notes a memorable trippy from the logo from the center of the track Mavericks after he almost lost the ball. Pressured by the defense of the Kings, the point guard saw how the ball escaped to his court, recovered it and, harassed by the possession clock, threw from about 12 meters. It was his only triple in seven attempts, but it served to put the 95-89 and cut the reaction of the Sacramento team, who since then found no possibility of getting up.
Doncic was another capital day in the triumph of the Mavericks, who could not count on the injured Kristaps Porzingis again. The base touched the triple-double and ended with 23 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. It was an ordinary match on his part. Nothing fancy to him, but something remarkable to most. He was they miss from the triple and on free throws (2/6), but it showed again that there are few in the NBA who dominate the body and the rhythm like the time to enter the basket and force 2 + 1. The Kings were changing in their defense and almost always managed to overcome Maurice Harkless, Tyrese Haliburton, Harrison Barnes and especially to Tristan Thompson. Davion Mitchell put him in more trouble. Extra that she didn’t catch him more times.
The Mavericks began sending comfortably (24-11), although two early fouls by Doncic sent him to the bench and the team noticed. The Slovenian will not come out until the second quarter, with the Kings already behind. Began his penetration recital and, with six points in a row, he again distanced Dallas (53-45) shortly before the break. By the intermission he already had 16 points, who could have been more with better aim from the personnel line.
In the second part, Sacramento reacted through attack rebound and got to get ahead (59-60). The locals hit a new pull and Doncic had nothing to do with it, who was resting on the bench. The address of the French Frank Ntilikina and two actions followed by Reggie Bullock they resulted in a 10-2 run. Later, a triple Sterling Brown It puts an income of 12 for the Mavericks (89-77).
But when he best painted the game for Dallas, they began to lose balls. Two almost in a row by Doncic and two offensive fouls gave the Kings options. They took advantage of them based on triples and that they were not at all successful (7/36). They got to three points (92-89). There came the genius of the Slovenian prodigy, who turned a devious play into a triple to remember. They had 4:03 to go, but it was like a punch for Sacramento, who wasted their comeback options missing triples. Luka had paved the way.
