It seems that Luca Doncic and Kyrie Irving are beginning to understand each other. In the game against the Philadelphia 76ers (133-126) both combined to score 82 of the Mavericks' 133 points, and also became the first pair of franchise players to each exceed 40 points in the same game. game.
After a gray balance (3-5) in the first eight games since Irving arrived in Dallas, the Mavericks reacted with a solid victory against the Sixers led by the displays of their leaders: 42 points and 12 assists from Luka Doncic and 40 points and 6 assists from Irving.
Joel Embiid (35 points and 8 rebounds) was the top scorer for a Sixers who have lost three of their last four games.
The Clippers for their part, extended the losing streak that they have been dragging since Westbrook joined the team. With a disastrous 42-16 against in the third quarter and a poor performance by the Los Angeles player (8 points on 3 of 12 shooting and 6 assists against 4 turnovers), the Los Angeles franchise has accumulated four losses in the last four parties.
The Warriors however, led by a fantastic Jordan Poole (34 points, 22 of them in the third period), added their fourth straight victory after beating the Clippers 115-91.
Those who recovered after a hellish streak of 16 games without winning were the Spurs, who added their second consecutive victory against the Pacers (110-99). Those from San Antonio, led by Jeremy Sochan (22 points and 13 rebounds), had a good second half (58-44).
Those from Indiana, led by Buddy Hield (27 points) and Chris Duarte (18 points and 9 rebounds) could not count on Tyrese Haliburton.
In the head-to-head matchup between play-in hopefuls in the East, Kyle Kuzma (30 points) and Kristaps Porzingis (25 points) worked together to give the Wizards victory over the Raptors (119-108).