This season, the Mavericks' record ranking has not been very good. At the beginning of the season, the Mavericks' record ranking was in the play-off area, which was very uncomfortable. Although Doncic has the most explosive scoring data in the league, the Mavericks' poor record is not good for Doncic's bid for the regular season MVP. In the middle of the season, the Mavericks acquired two defensive heroes through trade. They joined the Mavericks and had a good chemical effect. Doncic finally felt the beauty of strong help. A blast of 42+20+8! Joining the Mavericks all broke out. Congratulations to Doncic. This deal is indeed a profitable one.
nba reporter reported that the Mavericks have achieved an excellent record of 12 wins and 2 losses in the last 14 games. The Mavericks now have a record of 47 wins and 30 losses, ranking fifth in the Western Conference, two games behind fourth in the Western Conference, and two games ahead of seventh in the Western Conference. The Mavericks' recent state and strength are so strong that even the defending champion Nuggets suffered an upset loss to the Mavericks. Doncic averaged 33.8 points (first in the league), 9.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game this season, shooting 49% from the field and 39% from the three-point range. The Mavericks now not only rely on Doncic and Irving to lead the team to win, but also role players such as Washington, Gafford and Exum can perform brilliantly to help the Mavericks win.
For example, in the regular season between the Mavericks and the Warriors, Doncic was absent due to injury. Logically speaking, if Doncic is given up, the Warriors should be better able to beat the Mavericks. However, unexpectedly, the Warriors lost unexpectedly. Players such as Irving, Washington and Gafford all broke out and led the Mavericks to reverse the Warriors. Irving efficiently and stably contributed 26 points + 8 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 steals + 1 block. His performance was somewhat perfect. Washington even had the best game of his career: he made 12 of 18 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and efficiently scored 32 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists + 5 steals + 2 blocks, both offensively and defensively. In confrontation, he was very sharp.
Gafford made 5 of 7 shots, stably contributing 10 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Gafford was also efficient in eating cakes and crazy in defensive blocks. Two new players, Washington and Gafford, broke out like crazy, scoring 42 points + 20 rebounds + 8 assists + 5 steals + 5 blocks. In the absence of Doncic, they helped Irving lead the team to win. Who would have thought that humble role players like Washington and Gafford could break out and produce the statistics and strength of superstars. It is worth mentioning that Washington and Gafford have extremely strong defensive confrontation capabilities. They are helpers on both offense and defense.
Washington's statistics in recent games: 20 points + 5 rebounds + 1 assist + 3 steals + 1 block, 19 points + 8 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, 14 points + 13 rebounds + 2 The data of assists + 2 steals, the data of 20 points + 7 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 steals + 1 block. Gafford's statistics in recent games: 19 points + 15 rebounds + 1 assist + 1 steal + 2 blocks, 24 points + 7 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, 13 points + 11 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 steals +5 blocks data. Fans say that before, Gafford was with the Wizards and Washington was with the Hornets, and their strength was buried. Now that he has joined the Mavericks, he has produced great statistics and strength next to Doncic and Irving.
In the middle of the season, the Mavericks used Holmes + draft picks to acquire Gafford from the Wizards. At that time, the Clippers were interested in Gafford, but the Clippers were unwilling to use the draft pick as a bargaining chip and missed out on excellent blue-collar defense. center. The Mavericks used Gu Wei + draft picks to acquire Washington from the Hornets. As expected, these two transactions were both profitable. With Doncic and Irving beside them, the two of them can get a lot of opportunities to score, score, and open three-pointers. Gafford eats the cake and Washington shoots three-pointers. The two of them become Doncic's right-hand men and powerful assistants. This season, in games where Gafford and Doncic started together, the Mavericks had a record of 13 wins and 1 loss.