These are difficult times within him Dallas Mavericks. Less than two weeks before the end of the Regular Phase Luka Doncic is close to being out play-in and, consequently, the Playoffs. The competitive shift of Jason Kidd’s men since the end of the trade market has seen the Texans go from one of the five best teams in the West to one of the five worst. The Mavs can’t afford to fail from here until the end and they took the first test with flying colors, winning at home against the Indiana Pacers (127-104).
With four straight losses, two of them against him Charlotte Hornets, set all the alarms going off inside the Mavs. A bad run can happen at any time, especially in an 82-game season, but the timing couldn’t be worse, highlighting the crisis the team is going through. in factLuka Doncic he was not going to be available for this match due to his pick up 16th technique, for which he should be sanctioned for tonight. lucky for dallas the NBA rescinded the foul after reviewing it.
An overhaul that may have saved his season, or at least kept the Mavs alive. A team too reliant on the Slovenian, who was at his best to beat the Pacers. With 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists by Luka Doncic was the best in Dallas in all of these statistics, adding a number of 8 of 17 on field goals (47.1%) and 4 of 10 from three-point range (40%).
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Despite what the result might suggest, it wasn’t an easy night for the former Real Madrid man. The Pacers, led by their former coach, Rick Carlisle, they put up a tough duel, with a specific shot against the star consisting of trying to grab the ball from his hands and which he never got comfortable with. However, the Balkans responded with brilliant actions like this one:
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Overall, this was a game where the Mavs’ angst as well as their need to win was verified. Dazed in some spots, disconnected on both ends of the court and a different rotation than Kidd defined his performance against some pacemakers extremely wrong (28.6% in triples).
Kyrie Irving, who has been struggling physically for several weeks, barely managed to contribute (16 goals in 30 minutes), surprisingly the rookie Jaden Hardy with 20 points on 12 games coming from the bench.
Meanwhile, for Indiana, Benedict Maturin was the number one with 26 points and 47.4% shooting against Tyrish Halliburton. On the other hand, TJ McConnell (15 points, 7 assists) and Andrew Nembhard (17 points, 5 assists) contributed to the Pacers.
With the win, Dallas moves to 37-39, a half game out of the Play-In, before traveling to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Wednesday. For their part, the Pacers nearly bid adieu to the postseason as they sit in twelfth, 3.5 games out of tenth and on a 3-game losing streak.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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