A delicious move by Nikola Jokic, with 7.9 seconds left, decanted the victory of the Nuggets in Dallas (106-107), where the center added 33 points (including four triples), six rebounds and seven assists. Too much for Luka Doncic, on the verge of his twelfth triple-double of the course (27 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists) and some Mavericks who seemed to long for Kristaps Porzingis again.
The aforementioned basket against Dorian Finney-Smith was the finishing touch to the superb performance of Jokic, author of 21 points in the third quarter. After his exhibition on Tuesday before the Hawks (47 points), the Serbian took almost 20 minutes to hit with his first pitch, but from that moment it was unapproachable for the local defense.
His decisive contribution contrasted with the drought of Doncic, who missed six of his seven triples and went blank in the fourth period. In the last possession he could not help so that Tim Hardaway Jr. had a more balanced triple. In spite of everything, the base of the Mavs takes hold in the third position of the top scorers, with 29.6 points on average.
12 minutes to Juancho
Thus, the Mavericks linked their fifth loss in the last eight games at the American Airlines Center. The loss of the injured Porzingis, his second top scorer and rebounder, seems to affect Rick Carlisle's plans too much, which neither can the Latvian for the impending commitments to the Lakers and the Sixers.
In the Nuggets, after too many games without opportunities, Juancho Hernangómez could finally contribute, with seven rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes.
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