Doncic is a player who is used to the impossible, but all his efforts can’t have a happy ending. Against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Slovenian shone with 43 points -12/22 on the shot-, 11 rebounds, and seven assists. But his Dallas Mavericks failed to support another night of entertainment from his benchmark (113-101). If the Mavs want to take the next step, they can’t have it. Doncic needs help.
Comeback, because until the break the Mavs lived a black day. 69-47 in the light, following the trend of the last eight games in which they conceded 60 on average at halftime. Motivated by a disastrous bench, in which when the Clippers reached 30 points, the Dallas reserves only scored four.
Doncic had to take action on the matter and deployed his arsenal of resources. He didn’t sit down and the stitches went in. Two triples after missing six of his first seven and a moment of ecstasy in which he put the game at nine points with 3:35 left on the clock (93-102). But the Clippers kept the type with Kawhi Leonard (33 + 9) and a triple that cut off Dallas’ reaction. The Mavs continue to be fourth in the West (23-19) motivated by an irregular performance in which only Hardaway Jr. with 16 points surpassed the 15-point border beyond Doncic. For their part, the Clippers are sixth (22-12).
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Either way, Doncic shone again against the Los Angeles Clippers. Against the, he has never dropped below 26 points in his last eight games, and he has four with more than 40 points. The player who has scored the most in history, more than 40 passing Kobe Bryant (7). And he is only surpassed by Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan with better performances against the same opponent. Wilt and his 39.5 average against the Lakers continue to set the pace.