DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls look to win their second straight game when they host Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.
Their defense throughout most of the game was laudable. The dunks by Spencer Dinwiddie, Josh Green, and Luka Doncic were amazing and conveyed just how much ...
As great as Doncic is and as many of those shots as he has hit in the past, this aspect of the Mavericks' offense is far too predictable. Kidd then calls timeout to rescue the last 2 seconds on the clock. Rather than call timeout and run a set play from the sidelines, the Mavericks push the ball up the court. The Bucks inbounded with 9 seconds left, right to Lopez and he scores with 7 seconds remaining. For a season that is just a bit past the one-quarter mark, the Mavericks have had a full year’s worth of strange, unlikely, and painful losses. Yet when it happens at the most inopportune times and with stinging repetition, my mind starts to drift from player performance to player focus and preparation.
DALLAS (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out before the Milwaukee Bucks hung on and beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.
Bucks: Antetokounmpo was trying to become the first player in 12 years to score at least 30 points and shoot at least 50% from the field in nine consecutive games. Mavericks: At Chicago on Saturday as the Mavs finish their third back-to-back in two weeks. scored all 10 of his points in the first half. Dallas didn't immediately take a timeout, but was out of sorts with Doncic trying to find an opening before Kidd finally called time with 2.4 seconds to go. ''The vision to see it and get the ball to Brook. Their previous worst ever with at least 20 attempts, according to sportradar, was 47.6% (10 for 21) against the Nets in 1998.
If Luka Doncic wasn't the favorite to win League MVP, this game may have sealed it. With 8:40 left in the first quarter, Christian Wood threw his hands up in ...
The coaches had no interest in coaching and the Bulls were handed an easy win on a silver platter. The Maverick’s players had no interest in playing. He didn’t bring a credible wing defender or Dinwiddie into the game until the Mavericks were once again down 20 and the Bulls never looked back. The Mavericks ended the quarter down 40-30 but appeared to be back in the game. With DeRozan clearly feeling it, the Mavericks deployed a lineup with Frank Ntilikina, Jaden Hardy, Kemba Walker, Davis Bertans, and JaVale McGee. The second quarter was the DeRozan show.
Photos from the Chicago Bulls' 144-115 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 10, 2022, at the United Center.
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic rested on Dec. 10 as his team was blown out by the Chicago Bulls on the second of a back-to-back.
Expect Luka Doncic to return and help get the Mavs back on track, so do not miss it. They slipped to 13-13 on the season with a three-game homestand on deck. The 20-year-old got his chance on Saturday night as he finished with 15 points in 22 minutes of action. The Mavs need Luka to be otherworldly to win on most nights. The Mavs rested [Luka Doncic](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) on the second night of back-to-back along with Maxi Kleber and Josh Green. It was the team’s second straight loss after a [ wild home loss](https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-2022-takeaways-home-loss-bucks) to the Bucks on Dec.
The Chicago Bulls blew out the Dallas Mavericks after Luka Doncic was among three total key inactives.
CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic's absence to rout the ...
The Bulls lead 82-53 at the halftime, setting a team record for points in a first half. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and eight rebounds and Ayo Dosunmu had 17 points to help Chicago win its second straight game. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right elbow sprain and forward/center Maxi Kleber missed the game because of a sore right foot.
CHICAGO (AP) DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic's absence to rout the ...
The Bulls lead 82-53 at the halftime, setting a team record for points in a first half. . G Alex Caruso left the game with bruised tailbone and is day-to-day. . G Kemba Walker played for the first time since signing with the Mavs on Nov. ''We had three of the top eight (players) out tonight, but that means others get the opportunity,'' Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and eight rebounds and Ayo Dosunmu had 17 points to help Chicago win its second straight game. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right elbow sprain and forward/center Maxi Kleber missed the game because of a sore right foot.
That was nothing, though, compared to how they felt about their free-throw shooting against the Bucks. The Mavericks missed six free throws in a row in the ...
We’re going to go play the games.” Kidd said that played a role in the Mavericks cutting back on practice time during the two days off Wednesday and Thursday. The schedule, you got to play it out . Instead, the Mavericks had a 9 p.m. “We got a doubleheader,” Kidd deadpanned. That’s as fast a turnaround as anybody could remember in the Mavericks’ camp. “It’s not the first time. You got to make the free throws. So we were getting to the line. In the fourth, we were 7-for-15. Dwight Powell missed the second of his two free throws with 3:41 to play and that left the Mavericks down 102-101. It’s just unfortunate that we didn’t make them at the right time.”