• Previous match. 33 points and 18 rebounds from Doncic to commemorate his award as best player in the West

A statistical curiosity underscores the level of Luka Doncic this season in the NBA: on one of his worst nights of the year he approached a record by Michael Jordan and pushed his Dallas Mavericks (15-6) to fourth place in the Western Conference only behind Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets. This time he missed the aim of the former Real Madrid player, but it hardly mattered. In the victory of his team against the Minnesota Timberwolves by 121-114, the ninth triumph of Dallas in the last ten games, Doncic also contributed 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 32 minutes and maintained his incredible streak. There are already 17 games adding at least 20 + 5 + 5, like Russell Westbrook in the 2014-2015 season, and if in the next match he reaches 18 he will match a Jordan record in the 1988-1989 academic year. There is nothing.

In general it was an uncomfortable match for the Mavericks because, after getting an advantage of 13 points (45-32, min. 18), they were 11 down in the third quarter (62-73, min. 29) and needed a final period Excellent to recover the game.

At that moment, with Doncic on the bench in a few minutes, the figure of Jalen Brunson emerged. The substitute base, which finished with 16 points -14 in the fourth period-, four rebounds and three assists, appeared as the Mavericks winning surprise factor as well as German power forward Maxi Kleber who reached 12 points and captured seven balls under the hoops, in addition to distributing two assists. "We have found ways to be better every day as a team and that has made us a very special group," said Brunson.

Another reserve, forward Justin Jackson scored another decisive triple that allowed the Mavericks in the absence of 6:37 minutes to take advantage of four points on the scoreboard and not give it up the rest of the way. The rest, and yes, was commissioned by Doncic, who returned to the field to play the last five minutes and then scored his first triple of the game to extend the advantage of his own.

Kristaps Porzingis also achieved a triple that broke the Timberwolves comeback attempt and with less than three minutes left, gave Mavericks the advantage of 10 goals and the decisive one, in addition to making another mate that made up the two baskets achieved by the Timberwolves Porzingis played 29 minutes and scored 19 points, captured six rebounds, and put a cap.

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