Nothing stops the Slovenian guard Luka doncic who was once again the most complete player of the decimated Dallas Mavericks by contributing a triple-double in the victory they achieved this Saturday for 112-98 against the Orlando Magic.Doncic contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in what was the second triple-double of the season, always made the difference in the game of the Mavericks (5-4) who achieved the third consecutive victory and already have a winning record for the first time so far in the new season.
Beside Doncic, the guard-forward Tim Hardaway Jr. He also shone in a special way as the leading scorer with 36 points, his best mark so far this season, including the eight 3-pointers of 13 attempts he made.
While the base Trey burke He was also on fire with his wrist touch from outside the perimeter, hitting seven 3-of-eight attempts, and reached 29 points.
The scoring inspiration of Hardaway Jr. and Burke from outside the perimeter he allowed the Mavericks to finish the game with 20 triples of 40 attempts for a 50% success rate, being another of the keys to their victory.
Burke, who missed the trip to Denver due to an illness that the Mavericks coach, Rick carlisle, said it was not related to the coronavirus, was decisive with his triples against a team like Orlando, tied for the fewest triples allowed per away game.
The Mavericks stayed on the winning track despite the absences of the starters, power forward Dorian Finney-Smith and the eaves Josh richardson together with the reserve base Jalen Brunson, who are in quarantine under the NBA’s Covid-19 protocols.
“We got to Dallas at 5 o’clock on Friday morning after the whole trip to Denver,” Carlisle stated of the team that skipped the morning basket shooting session due to Covid-19 issues. “He was really impressed with our level of focus and concentration. And it all started with Luka (Doncic). He understood exactly what the situation was.”
The Montenegrin-Swiss pivot Nikola Vucevic He posted a double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds, and power forward Aaron Gordon scored 16 points as the Orlando team leaders.
Gordon He played after missing a 42-point loss to the Houston Rockets with a sore left hamstring returned to Orlado’s team but was unable to avoid the ninth consecutive loss on visits to Dallas.
In addition, the Magic (6-4) suffered the second loss in a row and are 2-4 after starting the season with a 4-0 streak.
It was Orlando’s second game without the starting point guard. Markelle Fultz, off-season with a knee injury, and Gordon said it was the first time he had played point guard since high school.
“The team needs me to step up and carry part of the burden of starting the offensive,” he said. Gordon. “I have to take it on my shoulders to organize ourselves more. There were times when it was just chaotic.”
