With this victory they are placed fourth in the Western Conference
Willy Hernangómez contributed six points, ten rebounds and a shot
the slovenian luka doncic He achieved this Saturday the triple double number 55 of his NBA careerby contributing 34 points, ten rebounds and ten assists in the comfortable victory of the Dallas Mavericks over the New Orleans Pelicans (127-117) who could not count on Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram or CJ McCollum.
A great first quarter by the Mavericks, won 34-15, put downhill a game that Jason Kidd’s team controlled at all times to the rhythm of Doncic.
The Texans, who snapped a seven-game winning streak with a home loss against the Boston Celtics, relaunched to place fourth in the Western Conference (23-17), one victory behind the Pelicans, third (24-16).
Doncic made three triples and cwas supported by Christian Wood and Tim Hardaway Jr.with four three-point shots each.
Wood finished with 28 points and six rebounds, while Hardaway Jr chipped in with 18 on a night in which the Mavericks were close to 57% shooting.
In the Pelicans, the Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas contributed 25 points and ten reboundswith ten of thirteen in shots, and Naji Marshall made 24.
Those of New Orleans granted a day of rest to McCollum, who is leading the team Given the prolonged absences of Zion, due to a tendon problem in one knee, and Ingram, out due to an injury to a toe on his left foot.
The dismal first quarter of Willie Green’s men practically left the victory of the Mavericks on track, in which Doncic played all twelve minutes and started with fourteen points and five rebounds.
The entire Pelicans team scored just one point more than Doncic, with a six of 22 shooting and zero of eleven on three-pointers that, together with the illustrious losses of Zion, Ingram and McCollum, left the visitors already touched.
The advantage touched 23 points in the second period, at 52-29 and Doncic was already savoring the triple double at the end of the third period, with thirty points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
An 11-2 run down the stretch, led by Marshall and Valanciunas, allowed the Pelicans to get within six points, but there were less than thirty seconds left and the Mavericks had no trouble shielding the win.
Texans are now preparing for a five-game series away from Dallaswith visits to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and two duels with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Pelicans, who have lost three of their last four games, will now visit the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers.
For Willie Green’s team, the Spanish Willy Hernangómez contributed six points, ten rebounds and a shot in 10.37 minutes on the track.
In the other matches played this Saturday, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz with 36 points from Zach LaVine and 35 from DeMar DeRozan, on a night in which the Finn Lauri Markkanen scored 28 and some spectacular dunks against the Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic.
The Boston Celtics triumphed 121-116 at the field of the San Antonio Spurswith 34 points from Jayson Tatum and the Orlando Magic defeated the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco (101-115).