Nails on outstanding performances by D’Angelo Russell, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, The Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks this Wednesday 127-110 and they ruined the triple double 33 points, thirteen rebounds and ten assists scored by Slovenian Luka Doncic in his return after three games out.
The valuable victory achieved last Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder returned good feelings to the Lakers who dominated the Mavericks in the second half to place themselves in play-in positions in the Western Conference of the NBA.
The Mavericks are seventh in the same Conference, with a balance of 24 wins and 18 losses, compared to the Lakers’ 21-21, tenth.
Russell scored 29 points and five triples, Anthony Davis almost hit the triple with 28 points, twelve rebounds and nine assists and LeBron also shone with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The great performance of the Lakers trio left Luka Doncic without an award, who returned to coach Jason Kidd’s quintet after missing the previous three games due to an ankle problem.
Doncic recorded his seventh triple double of the year, but he lacked support from his teammates. The second player with the most points on the Mavericks was Dereck Lively, with 16 points and eleven rebounds.
It was a solid victory for the Lakers who showed clear signs of growth after experiencing a deep downturn after winning the first edition of the NBA Cup in December.
After the victory in Las Vegas, the Angelenos only won five games out of 17, but against the Mavericks they showed an excellent level to celebrate their second consecutive victory.
Darvin Ham’s team will stay in Los Angeles for the next four games, before embarking on a six-game road trip.
The Mavericks, who had just beaten the Pelicans on Monday with 42 points from Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr, were unable to repeat that performance.
Irving finished with twelve points, five rebounds and six assists, with a modest four of 16 in field goals. Hardaway also scored twelve points, going 0 for 7 from the three-point line.
They lasted a while against the Lakers, thanks to a Doncic who had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the first halfwith the Mavs down 55-53 on the scoreboard.
The Lakers gave the game a blow with a great third period, in which they achieved 65% accuracy in field goals and connected five of six three-pointers. Davis scored twelve points in that quarter and Russell contributed eleven.
The 42-27 score given by the Angelenos to the Texans put their victory downhillsentenced in a fourth period in which Doncic only played five minutes.
The Lakers will face the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls at home, in addition to playing the derby with the Clippers, officially as a visitor, although in the same Crypto.Com Arena.
The Mavericks have a demanding schedule ahead, with a visit to the Golden State Warriors before hosting the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns.
2024-01-18 05:29:19
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