The Mavericks faced off against the Jazz, and the Mavericks were defeated by the twelfth seed in the Western Conference. Irving returned and played 32 minutes, shooting 6 of 14 and scoring 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Doncic made 6 of 20, 3 of 13 three-pointers, and scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.
After missing 12 consecutive games due to a heel contusion, Irving ushered in his comeback. And coach Kidd said before the game that Irving will not have a playing time limit in this game, which means that Irving has fully recovered.
However, what is heartbreaking is that after Irving returned, the Mavericks did not get better. In the first quarter, they allowed the Jazz to score 37 points and fell behind by 11 points. Although the lead was narrowed at halftime, in the third quarter, the Jazz reopened the point difference. At the end of the three quarters, the Jazz led by 14 points, 93-79.
After three quarters, Irving only had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Doncic had 19 points, 13 assists and 6 rebounds. It’s still the old topic, can the Eastern European combination really win the championship together? There was such a scene in the
game. At the last moment of the half, Irving held the ball across the half court. Doncic received the ball at the elbow. He broke through to attract double teams. At this time, Irving was already open at the top of the arc and reached for the ball, but After waiting for a long time, Doncic chose to ignore it and passed it to a teammate on the other side. The ball was destroyed by the opponent and the ball went out of bounds.
The open space was ignored by Doncic. Irving was also frustrated and lowered his head. At that moment, he was probably filled with mixed feelings. If it was James, the pass should have come immediately. Don't forget that he faced Library in the finals. A player who hit a big three-pointer.
In the fourth quarter, the Jazz opened the point difference to more than 20 points, and the Mavericks were completely beaten. The question is, can Eastern Europe really win the championship together?
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