Kyrie Irving scored 26 points, and Doncic had 12 rebounds and 8 assists as the Mavericks won their 12th game in a row, as per the NBA Website. Mavs are kicking off an unusual three-game homestand in four days. Luka Doncic scored 25 points after an uncommon scoreless first quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Atlanta Hawks 109-95 on Thursday night to maintain their fifth-place Western Conference lead.
The juggled home schedule occurred after a game against Golden State in January was postponed due to the passing away of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic.
Golden State’s visit was postponed three nights to accommodate Dallas’s game versus Atlanta, which was moved ahead one day. This made it possible for the Mavs to play their delayed game in California on Tuesday, which the Warriors won 104-100.
With the tiebreaker over the Suns, the Mavericks lead Phoenix, who started the evening with the last Western playoff position assured.
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Slow start to the first quarter for Luka Doncic
After receiving his second foul less than six minutes into the game, Luka Doncic recorded his second blank first quarter and his last minutes in the quarter this season. The league-scoring leader and MVP candidate scored 16 points in the second quarter to lead Dallas to a 65-57 advantage. He finished the first half with a deliberate bank on a wing 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 run.
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Everyone is still reminded of Luka Doncic’s January 25-of-33 shooting performance in Atlanta, which resulted in the fourth-highest personal scoring total in NBA history. However, Dončić had to leave the game after receiving two early fouls in the first quarter of Thursday’s game in Dallas after five minutes of anger.
Luka Doncic was benched a bit early after going 0-for-5 and turning the ball over multiple times. Over the remainder of the first, the rest of the team didn’t do any better. As a team, the Mavs only made 8 of 24 field goals and 4 of 13 3-pointers.
Fortunately, despite playing without standout guard Trae Young for the twentieth consecutive game due to finger surgery, the Hawks weren’t any better.
