Luka Doncic’s almost triple-double ticks Mavericks late over Spurs

Luka Doncic’s almost triple-double ticks Mavericks late over Spurs

Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks seem to be somehow maintaining their cool when it comes to heated game. Today’s game against San Antonio Spurs was again an example of that. Luka Doncic has 36 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds to withstand a late rally to see-off the Spurs. The Mavericks have won their 2nd straight game after a 3-game losing streak. 

Talking about the San Antonio Spurs, DeMar DeRozan had 29 points for San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge added 26, and Keldon Johnson had 17 points and 14 rebounds. After trailing by as many as 18 points, the Spurs pulled to 113-107 with four minutes remaining on a turnaround left-handed hook by Aldridge. Two minutes later, DeRozan cut the advantage to 113-111 with a pair of free throws. 

Luka Doncic leads Mavericks past Spurs with 36 points 

“We’ve gotten a year older a year wiser,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “We spent more time working on it. Understating that’s a big part of where we want to go. The biggest thing is we kept our cool.” 

The Mavericks were 14 for 39 on 3-pointers, including 10 for 21 in the first half. Dallas entered the game averaging 12.6 3-pointers on 37.6 attempts. 

“Everybody fought,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of the late rally. “If everybody had not fought being down by 18, we would have lost by 25 or 30. So everybody deserves credit for hanging in and continuing to compete and not get down.” 

The Mavericks believe losing several games in the last minutes in the previous season has helped them gain immense confidence to keep their cool in the present one. The Mavs have now won 8 in 15 games, rallying up a decent start to the 2020-21 season. Whereas the Spurs have lost several close contests making them lose half of their 16 games, this season. 

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