The Slovenian guides Dallas to a 121-114 win over OKC after back-to-back losses against Milwaukee and Chicago
38 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists for Luka, who offset Gilgeous-Alexander’s 42 goals
With 38 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, Luka Doncic paved the way this Monday for the dallas mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and they will recover after two painful defeats (121-114). The Slovenian was 13 of 27 from the field (including 3 of 10 from 3-point range) and was 9 of 10 from the foul line.
Doncic, one of the clear contenders for MVP this season, was measured in a high scoring duel against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fantastic this season for the Thunder and who tonight had 42 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. With those 42 points, Gilgeous-Alexander matched his NBA scoring record.
Unlike other occasions, Doncic did have solid support from his teammates this time. Thus, Spencer Dinwiddie also stayed close to the triple-double (20 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists) and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points and 6 rebounds. The Mavericks were 22 of 54 on 3-pointers to Oklahoma City’s 10 of 31.
With this victory, Dallas left behind its loss on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks (105-106) in a game that seemed to have control and that it lost in the last minutes due to its terrible aim from the personnel line; and he also turned the page on the beating he received on Saturday -without Doncic- against the Chicago Bulls who came to win 31 points in the second quarter (144-115).