The Mavericks in the new season finally found their way, and the team occupies the third position in the West, but who would have thought that Irving suffered an injury, and was accidentally injured by teammate Powell, and there is no return timetable at present. In this case, the team has become Doncic's single-core leader. There's no doubt that Doncic has that ability, but it's self-evident about his attrition. In addition to Irving, players such as Grant Williams and Josh Green and Kleber are also out with injuries.
But fortunately, the Mavericks' opponent in this game is the Memphis Grizzlies, who are currently ranked third from the bottom in the West. Morant is still suspended, Smart can't play, in this case, the team's starting point guard can only be 35-year-old Derrick Rose, presumably Rose didn't expect that he could become the starting point guard when he came to the Grizzlies.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Doncic showed the strength of the ball-holding core, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-5 shooting, while Lively had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, the Mavericks scored 29 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies only scored 24 points, including Jalen Jr. with 11 points and 3 rebounds, and Bane with 5 points and 2 assists. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Bane and Jalen Jr. each scored 10 points, and the two cores of the team stepped up, and the Grizzlies still only scored 27 points in a single quarter, that is, the remaining players only scored 7 points in total, which was miserable.
Doncic scored another 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Exum also had 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and was efficient on 5-of-6 shooting, and the Mavericks scored 38 points in a single quarter, leading the Grizzlies by as many as 16 points at 67-51 at halftime. In the second half, Doncic's form declined, with only 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 2-of-7 shooting, and the team only scored 29 points in a single quarter. Jalen Jr. scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, Rose also had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 2-of-3 shooting, and the Grizzlies scored 28 points in a single quarter, bringing the difference between the two teams to 17 points.
A difference of 17 points is neither too much nor too little. After returning from the final quarter, the Grizzlies did not give up, Jalen Jr. scored another 9 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Bane also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Williams on the bench got 10 points and 5 rebounds, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter, but the Mavericks withstood the pressure, Doncic got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the team successfully beat the Grizzlies 120-113.
The Mavericks did not let the Grizzlies complete the reversal, Doncic led the team single-core, played 44 minutes in the whole game, and got 35 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, which is still a superstar-level performance, but how long can Doncic carry such playing time?Harry had 19 points and 4 assists, shooting 5 of 7 from three-point range, Exum also had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Lively had a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds, with a super high shooting percentage of 8 of 9.
Jalen Jr. was originally a defensive player, but in Morant's absence, he could only step up on the offensive end, shooting 15-of-29 from the field, 6-of-10 from three-point range, and blasting 41 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but unfortunately, he couldn't bring a victory to the team. Bane also had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists on 11-of-20 shooting, and only Williams on the bench scored in double figures with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. Rose, who started the game, played 17 minutes and got 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.