The first game in the post-Luka era Doncic for the Dallas Mavericks did not go well.
With the warning that the list was absolutely exhausted due to the release of several Mavericks regulars – notably Kyrie Irving, PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford – and that new arrivals Anthony Davis and Max Christie were not yet available for Playing, the defeat of 144-101 on Sunday defeat on defeat at the defeat in 144-101 from Sunday to defeat in defeat in 144-101 on Sunday for the Cleveland horsemen were not an encouraging screen.
The margin of defeat of 43 points marked the sixth loss of the history of Mavs. They also set a handful of Ignomous franchise records along the way:
- Most points allowed in a quarter: 50
- Worse differential points in a quarter: -31
- Most points allowed in half: 91
- The biggest half-time deficit: -45
The Mavericks dragged 50-19 after the first quarter and 91-46 at halftime. On the Cavs side, the brilliance tied for the third victory in the history of the franchise, and it was the third biggest half-time advance Nba history.
Dallas players did not seem exactly a good humor before the match because they treated the news of the Doncic trade, and it is not a jump far from suggesting that their state of mind may have played a role in Their dull performance in the field.
“It doesn’t feel real, to be honest,” the striker Mavs Naji Marshall Said about the Donnteic trade before the match.
Washington said he was “surprised” and “shocked” from Doncic, adding that it “sucks to see him go”.
Meanwhile, Mavericks fans in Dallas expressed their dissatisfaction with the agreement with some Floching to American Airlines Center In a funeral simulation, shouting “We miss you, Luka!” While creating a vigil of t-shirts and jerseys.
After the match, the first -year Maverick Klay Thompson said that Doncic’s trade had a shock value similar to “the decision”, when LeBron James had signed with Miami as a free agent in 2010.
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Of course, it would not be fair to read too much in the unbalanced loss of the Mavericks on Sunday, given that several players with little NBA experience obtained important minutes, notably Kylor Kelley, Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Brandon Williams. Once they have their full alignment available, this team should be the thickness of the western conference championship race with Davis, Thompson and Washington flank Irving.
But still, with the majority of the world of the NBA Piercing the mavericks as a losers In Dononic’s trade, a loss of 43 points the day the agreement was made official is not a big look.
