Los Dallas Mavericks, without Slovenian Luka Doncicthey beat the New Orleans Pelicans (125-120) on Martin Luther King Day, with a memorable performance by Kyrie Irving y Tim Hardaway Jrboth above 40 points.
With his 42 points, Irving’s streak of scoring thirty or more now extends to five consecutive gamesfor a total of seven in this course. Hardaway Jrfor its part, achieved his highest score of the season with 41 pointsthis being the second forty-point game in his career.
Hardaway also converted 9 triples of 15 attempts.
It was the Texans’ third consecutive game without being able to count on Luka Doncic.
The Pelicans played a much more collaborative game in scoring, with Zion Williamson outstanding with 30 pointsbut he was unwise in the second half from the free kick.
The start of the match had both attacks blocked, one of those responsible was the German Maxi Kleber with a very important job stopping Zion and intimidating with a block that left Brandon Ingram on the ground.
The Pelicans They were stuck at five points for more than four minutes, suffering a partial 12-0 against. Only from the free throw did Trey Murphy III end the scoring drought, but on the next possession Irving shot from the perimeter to make it 19-7 which forced Willie Green to stop the game.
The locals protected that income in the light, they even increased it, and They managed to close the first quarter with a 33-17 score that raised many doubts in New Orleans. The Pelicans made more points from the free throw line, a total of eleven, than in play, and without adding any triples.
The Pelicans react
McCollum scored in the second quarter as his team needed it most, with a triple, followed by a trademark penetration. Williamson complemented by running to sign a 0-7 start that brought them closer to his rival.
The local defensive level dropped, the unquestionable talent of the Pelicans players smelled blood and started producing. Zion went to the hoop again and again, and no one could stop him. The quarter was 2-12 in just over two minutes, and now it was Jason Kidd who stopped the clock.
It didn’t work for him. New Orleans took the initiative thanks to a triple by Nance Jr. and surprising with pressure from above that allowed them to steal and score very easily. The 35-36 was reflected on the American Airlines Center scoreboard, and with it the collapse of Dallas.
The data spoke for itself in the middle of the second period, a perfect 8/8 shooting by the Pelicans, 5 losses almost in a row by the Mavs and a single float to hold on to for the locals, a Tim Hardaway Jr who excelled from the triple with four goals out of seven attempts, and the sum of 14 points in this stretch of the game alone.
The double disaster gave way to equality on the scoreboard, extended until half-time at 59-59 with which both teams faced the locker room.
Every small escape to take control of the game by the Pelicans was quickly neutralized by the locals. It was a collective effort by Green’s team, who balanced the scoring, with all the players who entered the court adding points.
On the part of Dallas, the one who kept the team in the fight was a full Kyrie Irving. The point guard added 15 points in just those twelve minutes, and two more triples from Hardaway They did the rest to keep the Mavericks with options, both players surpassed thirty points at that time.
In the last moments of the third period, the Pelicans consolidated their advantage and closed the score 92-99 with the last period remaining.
Irving and Hardaway, unleashed
The Pelicans resisted, dominating the scoreboard until Hardaway Jr’s eighth triple made it a very tight 109-111. After time out, he scored the ninth of the night and put his team ahead, the pavilion went crazy celebrating the comeback.
Grant Williams joined the party with another triple at the buzzer for a 13-2 run that left the Pelicans very touched. Some added two by two, and others three by three, because Josh Green joined the festival and increased the lead to five points (121-116).
Zion missed a key free throw with 17 seconds left and the locals played more accurately in the final seconds, closing the match with the final 125-120.
2024-01-16 07:47:50
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