Luka Doncic is in grumpy mode. There is no other player in the NBA who is playing at his level. And that the basketball mecca is teeming with super stars. On the night of the end of the year, the Slovenian said goodbye to his 2022 goal 51 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to their sixth straight win. He was in a tight 126-125 finish san antonio spurs which took the form of a thriller due to its dramatic definition.
Doncic added nine assists, six rebounds, four steals and a block in a phenomenal performance., another, for the Mavericks. The 23-year-old shooting guard hit two free throws with 4s1 left to add the final points for Dallas. She then grabbed a rebound after Spurs’ Tre Jones missed with 2.1 left. And so victory was in the hands of Facundo Campazzo’s former teammates.
Doncic had his third game of 50 points or more in his last five gamesincluding 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, the historic 60/20, which he scored in an overtime win over the New York Knicks Tuesday after overturning a minus nine deficit in the final 35 seconds of the game.
That’s it the first player in NBA history with 250+ points, 50+ rebounds and 50+ assists in a five-game span. Exceptional.
“We’re playing a little defense. That makes us go attacking as well. We need to keep going and get more wins,” Doncic said after the match.
Christian Wood added 25 points in Dallas’ fifth straight win over San Antonio. “Luka is incredible. In my seven years in the league, I’ve never seen anyone do what he can do. He’s having an incredible run. He’s playing like an MVP, clearly one of the best players in the league.”
The Nets are doing great
In Charlotte, also stellar Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and Kevin Durant he added 23 to propel the Brooklyn Nets to their 11th straight win with a 123-106 win over the hometown Hornets.
The Nets improved to 24-12 and moved into second place in the Eastern Conference, becoming the second team this season to reach 24 wins.
The gunslinger La Melo Ball finished with 23 points and 11 assists while Mason Plumlee added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, which is now down to 10-27.
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In another game of the day, the Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their sixth straight loss, a humiliating 116-104 home loss to the worst-ranked Detroit Pistons, now 10-29.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 28 points as he led the Pistons, while Anthony Edwards had 30 in a loss to the Wolves.
On the other hand, Julius Randle had 35 points and 12 rebounds as he led the NY Knicks to a 108-88 victory over the Houston Rockets, which broke the New York lineup’s five-game losing streak.
In the afternoon, Myles Turner scored 34 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 24 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 131-130 victory over the visiting LA Clippers.
Point guard Chris Paul scored a season-high 45 points, but in a losing cause by the Clippers.
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