For his fight Friday, April 7 against the Chicago BullsThe Dallas Mavericks they still had a chance to enter the Play-In. They did not depend on themselves, but they were not yet mathematically eliminated.
Instead of doing everything they can to win and keep those hopes of competing for a playoff spot alive, the mavs rested several key players and limited Luka Doncic 13 minutes into the game. The Mavericks backups missed out on the Bulls with a final score of 115-112capping off a disappointing season.
On Saturday, April 8, The NBA announced it would investigate Dallas’ decision. of the misalignment of several of its key players. Next Sports news brings the latest details on the investigation and what might happen.
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Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on the 3rd that Dallas was “I’m seriously thinking about getting laid” Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Because? It was all due to the Draft.
As Harania pointed out, the Mavericks have a protected top-10 pick in the 2023 NBA draft. If it falls out of the top 10, that choose would be with the Knicks as part of the Porzingis trade in 2019.
However, if he stays within that range, Dallas could have a key asset going forward.
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Both Irving and Doncic played with the Kings on Wednesday, but Kyrie was one of five Mavericks unavailable for Friday’s game against the Bulls.
Before the start, Tim MacMahon of ESPN reported that Doncic would not play after the first quarter, and Mavs coach Jason Kidd confirmed that the Slovenian would have limited minutes and “most likely” He would not be available on Sunday the 9th.
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd confirms the players sitting is a manager’s decision but is confident the team can win two play-in games at home.
While things could change based on tonight’s result, Kidd expects Luka Doncic’s season to be over after the 1st quarter. pic.twitter.com/gPSYSeNSAA
Why is the NBA investigating the Dallas Mavericks?
In a statement issued on Saturday, April 8, NBA spokesman Mike Basssaid the league has launched an investigation “about the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ rotation decisions and the conduct of the game in connection with the Chicago Bulls-Mavericks game, including the motivations behind those actions.”
“I probably shouldn’t say this, but I just had dinner with a bunch of our people.”Cuban said on the podcast. “And here we are. We weren’t going to compete for the playoffs. And I told them: Look, losing is our best option.”
“[El comisionado de la NBA] Adam [Silver] I would hate to hear that. But at least I sat down and explained it to him. And I explained to them what our plans were going to be this summer, that we weren’t going to tank again. That will be a tank year and a half.”
Cuban has not publicly commented on the organization’s decision to sit players or the league’s investigation.
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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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