It was not a brilliant game, but it was positive for Dallas. The Texas franchise recovered Luka Doncic after a long absence of 10 games, and also added an important victory that places them with a balance of 18-18, just half a game from the sixth place in the West that Los Angeles currently occupies. Clippers.
Doncic returned to action doing what he does best, everything. With 14 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists in 31 minutes he was very close to the triple-double and led some Mavs who have obviously missed him; Although it is true that they have avoided the shipwreck by signing a 5-5 in the 10 games that they have not been able to participate.
After 23 days without matches, the Slovenian genius admits that now he has to acclimatize to the game again, and it is that last night he paid for that lack of contact with the ball at times.
“It was complicated. The last time I did five against five was about four weeks ago. It was a strange feeling, but I am very happy to be back. My chest burned. I think it will slowly return to normal. When he was shooting for a basket, the feeling was strange. He did not know if he was going to enter or not. There was one shot that felt amazing and I thought, ‘you did great and it’s going to come in’, it was a air ball…»
Kidd, satisfied with his performance
Although he understands that after a long absence you have to go step by step, Jason Kidd was happy with what he saw of Doncic on the floor. “He almost got a triple-double in 30 minutes, so I think he did a great job. He’s still trying to get that feeling, but he set the table for his teammates, landed great shots for his guys, and rebounded for the team. I asked him how he was and he told me he felt fine. It was good to see him out there again. head coach from Dallas.
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