On March 4, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the 76ers defeated the Mavericks 120-116 on the road, and the team won two consecutive victories and completed revenge at the same time. Doncic got 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in this game, and it was still difficult to save the game with 18 points in the final quarter, which was his third consecutive game with a 30+ triple-double, and also the sixth consecutive game with 30+ points, but his performance could not help the team win more victories, and the Mavericks only won 2 games in these 6 games. Irving also had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, and the 76ers' Harris scored 28 points, Maxey 24 points, Oubre also had 21 points, and the whole team scored 20+ points.
This is the second meeting between the two sides this season, and the Mavericks have won the 76ers by 16 points on the road, and the advantage is still very obvious. In that game, the Mavericks worked hard, with a total of 6 players scoring double-doubles, Doncic scored 19 points and 8 rebounds, and Irving contributed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
However, in this game, the Mavericks did not start well, and the team continued to make low-level mistakes, although they made 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, they continued to shoot in the paint area, and the shooting rate in a single quarter was only 35%, and they only scored 22 points in total. And Maxey ushered in an outbreak, he scored 17 points in 7 of 10 in a single quarter, led the team to 32 points in a single quarter, and after the first quarter of the game, the 76ers had a 10-point lead over the Mavericks and successfully opened the gap. In the second quarter of the game, Doncic began to exert his strength, he continued to rely on his personal ability to complete the scoring, 5 of 6 in a single quarter with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Irving also had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, under the leadership of the twin stars, the Mavericks recovered 5 points in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Mavericks trailed their opponents by only five points, and the gap between the two sides was narrowing.
The Mavericks missed again after the rematch, and the team tried 12 three-point shots from the outside, but only made three, shooting less than 40% from the field in a single quarter. The 76ers seized the opportunity, Harris and Oubre combined to score 14 points, Lowry and Bamba were also able to add icing on the cake, and the whole team exploded a wave of 34-25 offense in a single quarter, outscoring the Mavericks by 9 points in a single quarter. After the first three quarters of the game, the 76ers held a 14-point lead and opened up the gap again. In the final quarter of the game, the 76ers led by 18 points at most, but the Mavericks quickly chased the points, Doncic scored 9 points in a row, Jones scored 3 points, and the Mavericks chased it to 7 points. In the last 2 minutes, Irving hit another shot, Harris responded with a key three-pointer, Washington scored a rebound, Harris threw and hit again, and then Doncic hit a long-range three-pointer, but with Maxey and Batum hitting four free throws, the game lost suspense, and finally the Mavericks lost to the 76ers at home and lost the game again.
The Mavericks lost again, this is the fourth game the team has lost in the last five games, although they are still in 8th place in the West, but the advantage over the Warriors and Lakers is already very small, if they can't find a way to win, the team may fall to 9th, or even 10th in the West. After bringing in Washington and Gafford after only playing a few games, the team is back to the way it was and playing even worse than before the trade. With just over 20 games left in the regular season, Kidd may miss the playoffs this season if he can't help the team get back on track.