Mav’s Luka Doncic leaves fans in astonishment as he Miraculously Hold On Late to…
The Dallas Mavericks had some nervous moments down the stretch, but they were able to hold on late to defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Dallas extended its win streak to four games, and Doncic extended his streak of scoring 30+ points to nine games.
Although the Brooklyn Nets were missing Kyrie Irving, who dropped 39 points on the Dallas Mavericks the last time the two teams met less than two weeks ago, Luka Doncic and company knew Monday night’s rematch at wouldn’t be easy. After all, Kevin Durant is still a megastar capable of carrying a shorthanded team even at the age of 34.
After falling down by 14 points in the first quarter, the Mavs fought back to make it a close game before dominating in the fourth quarter. When the dust settled, Dallas won its fourth consecutive game, 96-94. The Mavs improve to 6-3 while the Nets drop to 4-7 on the young season.
Mav’s Luka Doncic leaves fans in astonishment as he Miraculously Hold On Late to…
Dallas was up three with six seconds remaining when Dorian Finney-Smith fouled Kevin Durant on a three-point shot. Miraculously, Durant missed his second free throw and was forced to miss his third for a chance to get the ball back. After Brooklyn initially grabbed the offensive rebound off the final miss, the Mavs came up with a steal in traffic to seal the victory. Eight of Dallas’ first nine games have been “clutch” games.
Luka Doncic led the way as he normally does, finishing with 36 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block. He shot 11-22 from the field, including 5-9 from deep and 9-12 from the free-throw line. Doncic extended his streak of scoring 30+ points to start a season to nine games, which is the second-highest mark of all-time. Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to have more.
Luka makes a TOUGH contested triple look easy!
He's up to 32 PTS for the @dallasmavs on the NBA App
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Finney-Smith was Dallas’ second-highest scorer with 18 points on 5-9 shooting in 35 minutes. Both Doncic and Finney-Smith hit clutch free throws down the stretch to help close out the win.
