A dazed Doncic scores his first RBI of the season.

Luka Doncic and kyrie irving Unable to maintain the level of their previous game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks suffered their first loss of the season against a Louisiana team (131-110). The Louisiana team was already winning early in the final quarter, outscoring 117-85.

The Slovenian and American, who had 30 and 35 points in their previous encounter, underperformed until they finished with less than 20 points, making it their worst game of the season so far.

Doncic has 8 losses.

Doncic scored 16 points on 5-of-16 shooting from the field, although he made more triples (3-of-5), while Irving finished with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 3-of-7 from the perimeter. But what attracted most of his attention was the 8 losses The former Real Madrid player had just two assists and a plus-minus of 26, the worst on the team and in the game overall. Herbert Jones, a great defender, made his life impossible.

Former Barcelona player Dante Exum He shot 4-of-6 off the bench, scored nine points in just 12 minutes, and was one of the Mavericks’ best players, posting a +3 plus court partial, which was better than anyone in Dallas’ starting quintet. It was something I couldn’t record.

The Pelicans had more than that. Zion Williamson New Orleans had a perfect performance with 19 points and 8/15 shooting, and Brandon Ingram had 25 points and 11/20 shooting.Especially the rookies came out. jordan hawkins 25 points, triple shower (5/12 from the perimeter).

14th pick in the draft, a shooting guard who was one of last season’s sensations. march madness He already scored 31 points against champion UConn last week against the Nuggets. Herbert Jones (19 points), Naji Marshall (16 points) and Dyson Daniels (10 points) also scored in double figures for the Pelicans.

Louisiana State is 9th in the West with a 5-6 record, and Dallas is 3rd with an 8-3 record. It was the first major loss after a close game between the Nuggets (125-114) and Raptors (116-127), but the game was largely accident-free. solid boots Doncic, Irving and their friends.