EThe Slovenian base Luka Doncic recovered his best individual performance that brought him closer to the triple-double to be once again the undisputed leader of the Mavericks of Dallas that gained visitors by 116-122 to the Atlanta Hawks and broke a six-game losing streak.
Doncic had 27 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. by becoming a real nightmare for the Hawks defense that they could never control their penetrations and forcing personal ones.
The ex Real Madrid played 38 minutes in which I wrote down 8 of 20 field goals, including a five-shot triple, and it was perfect (10-10) from the personnel line.
Doncic also recovered two balls, lost four and put a plug.
Doncic’s great work also allowed him to win the individual duel to point guard Trae Young, of the Hawks, the player for whom the Atlanta team traded positions with the Mavericks in the 2018 college draft when both players were selected in the college draft. .
The Mavericks have since won three of the teams’ five games with Doncic and Young as rivals. In addition, the Dallas team broke streak of seven consecutive defeats suffered on his visits to Atlanta.
El pvot letn Kristaps Porzingis was also decisive in the Mavericks victory (9-13) by getting another double-double of 24 points, 11 rebounds and gave two assists.
While the eaves Tim Hardaway Jr., who came out of reserve, emerged as the sixth player to contribute 22 points, after scoring five triples of 10 attempts.
The wing-pvot John Collins I emerged as the leader of the Hawks attack (10-11) when getting a double-double of 35 points and 12 rebounds.
While the escort Kevin Huerter also stood out with another double-double of 21 points and 10 assists, which did not prevent the defeat of the Hawks, the second in a row.
Young had 21 points and nine assists, but again he could not win the individual duel against Doncic, which again became more complete and decisive.
The pvot Clint Chapel finished as the best in the Hawks’ inside game by getting a double-double of 10 points, 13 rebounds and put three plugs. The Swiss extended the longest active streak of NBA games with at least 10 rebounds to 17 in a row before halftime. Capela’s double-digit rebounding streak is the longest by an Atlanta player since Pvot Dwight Howard’s streak of 19 straight games in 2017.
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