The Dallas Mavericks (24-19) came up short to the Boston Celtics (34-10) 119-110 on Monday night in American Airlines Center.
Despite the loss Dallas did have a great game. Both teams’ field goal percentage was around 50 percent. Both shot a little below 40 percent from three and both evenly rebounded the ball for the most part. Dallas gave up 73 combined points to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Even with giving up that many points to just two players the Mavs still only managed to lose by nine.
“Even with giving up 73 points to two players we still were in the game, which was big. We just weren’t finishing the ball and making shots at a high level tonight.” Head Coach Jason Kidd stated after the game. “You can’t not make shots when you’re playing arguably the best team in the NBA.”
The Mavericks have lost three of their last four games. The Mavericks combined win percentage of their opponents over the next couple of weeks is .605, the toughest schedule in the NBA over that span. This stretch from now until Feb. 10th is massive and can really be an inflection point for the rest of their season.
Luka Doncic had another triple-double, his 64th triple-double of his career. He finished the night with 33 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists.
Kyrie Irving added 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Honorable mention, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points coming off the bench. He is averaging 18.2 points per game, which is the most points by a sixth man in the NBA.
Dallas will be back in AAC on Wednesday to host the the Phoenix Suns at 7:30 PM.
Despite the loss Dallas did have a great game. Both teams’ field goal percentage was around 50 percent. Both shot a little below 40 percent from three and both evenly rebounded the ball for the most part. Dallas gave up 73 combined points to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Even with giving up that many points to just two players the Mavs still only managed to lose by nine.
“Even with giving up 73 points to two players we still were in the game, which was big. We just weren’t finishing the ball and making shots at a high level tonight.” Head Coach Jason Kidd stated after the game. “You can’t not make shots when you’re playing arguably the best team in the NBA.”
The Mavericks have lost three of their last four games. The Mavericks combined win percentage of their opponents over the next couple of weeks is .605, the toughest schedule in the NBA over that span. This stretch from now until Feb. 10th is massive and can really be an inflection point for the rest of their season.
Luka Doncic had another triple-double, his 64th triple-double of his career. He finished the night with 33 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists.
Kyrie Irving added 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Honorable mention, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points coming off the bench. He is averaging 18.2 points per game, which is the most points by a sixth man in the NBA.
Dallas will be back in AAC on Wednesday to host the the Phoenix Suns at 7:30 PM.
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00:00 The Dallas Mavericks fell short to the Boston Celtics 119-110 here in American
00:09 Airlines Center on Monday night. This was a good test for Dallas as Celtics are
00:13 arguably one of the best teams in the NBA. They did give up a combined 73 total
00:18 points to Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown. We spoke to head coach Jason Kidd
00:21 following the game. He said giving up 73 points to two players and still being in
00:25 the ballgame is a positive but they did not get the ball to fall from three
00:29 which is why ultimately they came up short.
00:33 The Mavs shot 35% from beyond the arc tonight.
00:53 Luka Dodgers had another triple-double with 33 points, 18 rebounds and 13
00:57 assists. Kyrie Irving added 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The Mavericks
01:02 moved to 24-19 on this season. They will be back here on Wednesday to take on
01:06 the Brooklyn Nets. For all things Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys tune in to
01:09 Spectrum Cable channel 15 on Wednesday and Thursday nights. I'm Brittany Bowen
01:12 for D210 Sports and you've just been credentialed.
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