The Mavericks gave up the Phoenix Dog in their field with a score of 105: 111, experiencing their fifth loss in a row.
The Dallas team played the second game in two days. Therefore, Porziņģis was not registered for the match this time and did not go on the pitch.
Mavericks leader Luka Dončič scored 29 points, won eight rebounds and made seven assists.
Tim Harvard Jr. scored 19 points, while Willie Collie-Stein stood out with 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
In the “Dog” ranks, Chris Paul scored 29 points and made 12 assists, while Deander Eiton scored 18 points and scored 17 rebounds.
Due to an injury, one of the leaders Devins Bukers could not help the “Dog” team for the fourth game in a row.
The Mavericks sowed a 15-point lead during the fight. The Dallas unit hit only nine of the 29 long-range shots fired.
In the Western Conference tournament table, the Mavericks are in 13th place with eight wins in 20 games, while the Dog is in sixth place with 10 wins in 18 matches.
In another game, the “Rockets” represented by Kurucs defeated the New Orleans “Pelicans” with a result of 126: 112, winning the fifth consecutive victory.
The Latvian basketball player spent five minutes on the field, during which the throws in the basket were not executed. He scored one rebound and made two mistakes.
While Kurucs were on the field, the opponents scored nine points more than the Rockets.
In favor of the winners, Christian Wood scored 27 points and scored nine rebounds, 20 points and seven assists in Victor Oladipo’s account, while John Wall added 15 points and nine assists.
In the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 26 points, but Brendon Ingrem and Eric Bledso added 15.
The Rockets were -11 in the first quarter, but Houston was +18 at half time.
The Rockets continued to gain 24-point lead. In the third quarter, the Pelicans made a 14: 1 break, exacerbating the fight for a while, but Houston defended the reins.
In the overall standings of the Western Conference, the Rockets ranked 10th with a win-loss balance of 9-9, while the Pelicans ranked penultimate or 14th in the West with 7-11.
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