Big duel announced at the end of the night. The Blazers of a boiling hot Damian Lillard landed in Texas to continue their good series, but a certain Slovenian named Luka Doncic decided otherwise. A little lesson from Luka Magic to his eldest, and a big victory for the Mavericks on arrival.
The Slovenian shisha smoker 1, the trigger-happy watchmaker 0 . With the recent Chief Curry’s injury, the hottest point guards in your favorite league are indeed Luka Doncic and Damian Lillard. And when the two magicians meet, the confrontation is not to be missed under any circumstances. However this night, the match seemed settled from the break, given the dynamics displayed more than the boxscore (72-63 at halftime, we feel the big defense).
CHRISTIAN WOOD IS BULLYING JUSUF NURKIC RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/Qi6NqP2TLa
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) December 17, 2022
If the battle for the lead was still tight when returning to the locker room (23 points for Luka Magic, 21 for Dame DOLLA), it was Christian Wood who sent the most wood, haha, to support his leader and make the difference (20 points at halftime off the bench). And on the restart, the Texans quickly put the lid on: +20 after 4 minutes 30 in the third quarter, circulate there’s nothing to see. And to nail it all down? A massive Dallas Matador poster of poor Drew Eubanks (who wonders why he takes a small slap on the left buttock in passing).
That’s a bad, bad man. https://t.co/uueyn4XwwJ pic.twitter.com/pEvrlskGmA
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
On a scale of disrespect ranging from Giannis’ statement on Ibaka au DeAndre Jordan poster of Brandon Knight, how far are we there? You have one hour. Dame, he did not have all this time to wake up, and for the first time in five games Damien capped below 30 units (24 points), while Luka for his part won his 21st game above this mark. . The Slovenian finishes at 33 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, all at 11/18 shooting including 5/9 from distance. Added to this are the 32 points and 12 rebounds from Christian Wood and 7/10 shooting from Tim Hardaway Jr, and the Mavs secure an easy win at home.
Dallas takes a step towards the top 8, Portland slips to 5th place at the Kings, it’s 6:19 a.m. at the time of these lines, time to grab a slice of quiche.