On March 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Mavericks played against the Pacers at home, the Pacers crushed the Mavericks in more flowers, and expanded their 20+ advantage in the second half, and finally the Mavericks were 120-137 by the Pacers' season double kill and suffered 3 consecutive defeats, the Pacers ended their 2-game losing streak, and Doncic once fell on a water bottle.
For one, Doncic achieved his 14th triple-double this season and third in the league, behind only Sa Jr. and Jokic. Second, Doncic has four consecutive triple-doubles, becoming the second player after Jokic this season. Third, Doncic achieved his 69th career triple-double, ranking ninth all-time, six short of Harden. Fourth, Doncic is the third player in history with 42 career 30+ triple-doubles, second only to Robertson with 106 times and Wei Shao with 48 times. Fifth, Doncic has eight triple-doubles in 2024, but only has a 2-6 record in seven games. Sixth, Doncic is the third person in history with 30+ triple-doubles in 4 consecutive games, which is less than Big O. Seventh, Doncic has 25 30+ triple-doubles and 2 40+ triple-doubles. Mavericks: Doncic 39 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Irving 23 points, Washington 20 points, Gafford 16 points. Pacers: Haliburton 19 points and 11 assists, Turner 10 points, Siakam 13 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, and all nine players on the team scored in double figures.
In their first meeting this season, the Mavericks lost 111-133 to the Pacers. In that game, Doncic had 33 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Irving had 29 points and 6 rebounds, and the Mavericks scored 4 double-doubles. Haliburton had 17 points and 10 assists, Turner had 33 points and eight rebounds, and the Pacers had seven players in double figures. The two sides meet for the second time this season, with the Mavericks fully healthy and the Pacers without McDermott. In the first quarter of the game, the two sides started the offensive mode early, and Turner continued to show strong aggression inside and out, and he scored 14 points alone in the first quarter to be unstoppable. Doncic and Irving led the Mavericks to bite the score, and the Pacers led the Mavericks by three points at 35-32 at the end of the first quarter, with Doncic scoring nine points and Turner scoring 14 points to become the only player to score in double figures in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the two sides continued to open the crazy attack mode, and both teams scored 38+ points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and the two sides scored a total of 77 points. The Pacers won by one more point at 39-38 in the first quarter, and the Pacers led the Mavericks by four points at 74-70 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, Turner scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mathurin had 14 points and Haliburton had four points and eight assists. Doncic had 38 points, six assists and four three-pointers, while Irving had 11 points and Washington had 15 points. After halftime, the Pacers played a wave of offensive attacks to crush the Mavericks, and they played a crazy 32-18 offensive in the third quarter, winning by 14 points in a single quarter to suppress the Mavericks. By the end of the first three quarters, the Pacers had extended an 18-point lead at 106-88, with Turner scoring 20 points and Haliburton scoring 16 points and 9 assists, leading the Pacers to five double-doubles. Doncic had 34 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, leading the Mavericks to score 15+ points.
Entering the final quarter of the game, the Pacers continued to crush the Mavericks, they gradually extended their 20-point lead, and the game lost the suspense of victory and defeat in advance, and the Pacers finally swept the Mavericks with an easy season double. Mavericks: Doncic, Irving, Green, Washington, Lively, Pacers: Nesmith, Siakam, Turner, Nembhard, Haliburton