Kyrie Irving’s spectacular performance not enough to lead Mavericks past the Nuggets | MAVS POSTGAME
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Kyrie Irving went completely supernova in the second half and finished with 43 points on the night, but the Dallas Mavericks couldn’t take home the win against the Denver Nuggets, falling 122-120. Nikola Jokic scored 37 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Denver to victory. The Mavs bench once again got outscored, Dallas once again lost the second chance points battle, and Luka Doncic was uncharacteristically quiet down the stretch in the Mavs’ second heartbreaking defeat in a row in crunch time. We break it all down in the postgame.
The Dallas Mavericks have already played 11 games this season. What have we learned about the team so far? We dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the team’s 5-6 start, including three straight one-score losses, beginning with the disastrous fourth quarter on Tuesday night in Klay...
Published 11/13/24
The Dallas Mavericks did the same thing they’ve done the last two games, and the result was the same. Fall behind early, come back, take a lead, and then fall apart down the stretch. Luka Doncic started great but didn’t score a point in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving scored 9 in the fourth and...
Published 11/13/24