A 6:22 in the last seven minutes deprives the Dallas Mavericks of their next home win. The Golden State Warriors are defeated by “Indiana B”. The NBA on Friday morning.
Once again, Phoenix was too strong. The Dallas Mavericks lost 101-109 (53-45) for the ninth time in a row against the Suns, who still have the best record in the NBA. The visitors turned the game around with a strong final quarter after Dallas had led for a long time and was still on course with seven minutes to go after a three-pointer by Tim Hardaway Jr. to make it 95-87. But after that the “collapse” followed, with 6:22 the rest of the game clearly went to the Texans’ opponent.
Their superstar Luka Doncic played big at the beginning and sent the game into the half-time break with a buzzer beater “from downtown” at 53:45. Later, neck problems after a fall hampered the Slovenian who, with 28 points, was still the best scorer of the game together with Phoenix’s Devin Booker. “Mastermind” Chris Paul did not let anything happen in the crunch time. “CP3” scored 20 points and eleven assists with no turnovers. It was Paul’s 49th game in his NBA career with more than ten assists and no turnovers – the next best player in league history in this category is Rajon Rondo (13) …
Doncic loses the ball eight times
Doncic was a different story, losing the ball eight times on Thursday in addition to eight rebounds and eight assists. Maximilian Kleber was again in the starting line-up for the Mavs and finished with nine points, five rebounds and four assists.
Phoenix is still the only NBA team with less than ten losses this season after its fifth win in a row and leads the league with the best record (35-9). Dallas (26-20) is also on course for the play-offs. The loss to the Suns was only their second in the past twelve games.
Indiana wins without four starters
The Suns extended their lead over the Golden State Warriors. The Californians are stumbling these days, conceding their 13th loss in a 117-121 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers, who have been rather streaky so far, losing six of their past nine games. And that against Pacers, who had to do without four of their five starters. Even the strong superstar Stephen Curry could not turn the tide with 39 points.
The New York Knicks (22:24) showed a very weak performance in front of their own audience in the 91:102 against the New Orleans Pelicans (17:28). Especially during a 12:32 negative run in the third quarter, there were loud boos from the Madison Square Garden stands.
