Luka Doncic exceeded 30 points for the fifth consecutive game in an exceptional start to the season in terms of scoring, but the point guard of the Mavericks is failing with the sword. For the third time see miss a shot to win and, after playing an extension, his team added its third defeat against the Thunder (111-117). Against the Suns, at the premiere of the course, and against the Pelicans he also had winning shots that he could not complete.
The Slovenian got his second consecutive triple-double with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, although he was unsuccessful in the shot, because he only scored eight of the 23 he made, including six triples without success. However, he did not shoot on the last play of regulation time. With a tie at 99, he missed a shot with 1.1 seconds to go and in extra time the Thunder were superior.
The Mavericks, in which Facundo Campazzo did not have minutesreturned to waste a succulent advantage. They won 94-79 with just under six minutes left in the match. An advantage that was built while Doncic rested on the bench. Then the Thunder reacted when nobody expected it and with a partial 5-20 they matched the match until it went into extra time.
“That collapse is up to me. I didn’t lead the team. I didn’t make the shots. I didn’t do what I had to do to win.”, Doncic took responsibility for the defeat. “In several games of the season We had advantages in the final quarter and we gave them away”coach Jason Kidd lamented.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander He was the best in the Thunder and one of the architects of the comeback and subsequent victory. finished with 38 points and nine assists. He scored six of his team’s first nine points in overtime and had as his best partner Isaiah Joe, who did not play until the fourth quarter, but scored eight of his 15 points in overtime, including a triple that started a partial 7-0 run. It was the beginning of the end for the Mavericks.
