What a game! the Dallas Mavericks After an extraordinary performance, they are in the semifinals of the NBA playoffs for the first time since winning the title in 2011.
The Superstar team Luka Doncic sat down in the seventh and decisive game with 123:90 against the Phoenix Suns through. Yes, you read that right: one hundred and twenty-three to ninety. The Mavs dismantled the actually clearly favored Suns in their hall according to all the rules of the art. (DATA: NBA results and schedule)
The game was practically decided at halftime, which was mainly due to the historically good Doncic. The Slovenian scored 27 points in the first round alone – just as many as the entire home team combined!
Doncic unstoppable good
That was loud ESPN not in the playoffs for 25 years. Doncic celebrated in front of the eyes of former Dallas superstar Dirk Nowitzki – actively supported by Spencer Dinwiddie – an unprecedented dismantling.
The scoreboard showed 57:27 at halftime – also historical and so far even unique. Because with a 30-point lead in the NBA, another team went on break in a seventh playoff game. (DATA: All tables of the NBA)
In the end, Doncic scored 35 points (12/19 from the field, 6/11 from three). Dinwiddie contributed 30 points (11/15 FG). Jalen Brunson excelled with 24 points, Germany’s Maxi Kleber recorded three points and four rebounds.
“Incredible,” said Doncic after the game: “I don’t know what to say.” That’s how it felt for quite a few on this historic evening.
Suns booed – fans leave before end of game
Not only did the Mavs offensive work, the defense was also in top form. Meanwhile, Dallas recorded a 36:5 run.
The Suns, after all, the best team of the regular season, never flourished. On the contrary, Chris Paul and Co. were completely off the mark. Even Mavs coach Jason Kidd admitted: “You could see they were under pressure early on. They missed some throws that they normally do.” (NEWS: All current information about the NBA)
Paul barely down to a meager ten points and four assists. The Suns hit just 37.9 percent of their shots from the field. Paul remains without a championship win. Whether he will get more chances after missing the final triumph last year and the shame he has now suffered against the Mavs is an open question.
For the second year in a row, the Suns lost a playoff series after leading 2-0. At half-time there were whistles from their own fans, and long before the end of the game many of them had already fled.
Quite a few had expected a clear victory in game seven against Dallas. “A lot of people said it was going to be a blowout,” Kidd said. With a big grin, he added, “You were right.”
