Before the game, three consecutive games have completed the "30-point triple-double" but the team's record is not good, the Mavericks ace Luka Doncic has another explosive performance in this game, advancing the record to four, but the Mavericks faced the Pacers' attack, completely unable to resist the team firepower of the Indian City Army, under the bombardment of the Pacers' nine scorers, the Mavericks had no choice but to lose, swallowing the recent three consecutive defeats.
It's not just two fists that are hard to beat with four hands, but a trump card that has already shown three heads and six arms, and is still hard to beat the Pacers' terrible bench depth and team strength.
Mavericks ace Luka Doncic regained his power today, scoring 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in the game, completing four consecutive "30+" triple-doubles, becoming the third all-round star after Oscar Robertson and Westbrook to achieve this record, but only one win for the Mavericks in the past three games, and today is a strong challenge from the Pacers from the beginning.
In fact, in addition to Luka Doncic, Irving, Pj.Washington and even Daniel Gafford have already contributed, but the team strength of the Pacers is even more amazing, and different players continue to step up throughout the game, and they don't even need to be in charge of Tyrese Haliburton to come up with any super high-quality masterpieces, although Pascal Siakam, who was added in the midseason trade reinforcement, has 14 rebounds and 6 assists, and only scored 13 points in the game, but the bench score was proud of the league's Pacers, and this game relied on five bench players to score double digits, A total of nine players on the team scored double-doubles to show exaggerated team firepower, defeating the Mavericks 137-120 on the road, ending a recent two-game losing streak.
The Pacers and Mavericks couldn't defend each other in the first quarter, and seemed to vaguely foretell the direction of the game, Tyrese Haliburton only made 3 shots, Pascal Siakam didn't even shoot a shot, but Myles Turner scored 14 points in the first quarter, and Obi Toppin, Ben Shepard, and T. came off the benchj.McConnell and Jalen Smith both scored, leaving the Mavericks trailing after the first quarter even though it looked like it wasn't just Luka Doncic who was the sole leader. The only Pacers bench player Benedict Mathurin, the only Pacers who did not score in the first quarter, became the main offensive force in the second quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, leading the Pacers to score 39 points with a shooting rate of 60% in a single quarter, and also offset Luka Doncic's firepower of 19 points in a single quarter, and completed a high-percentage shooting exchange in the first half, and the Pacers took a small lead of 74-70.
After switching sides and rematching, the Mavericks shot only 0261, and although the Pacers' shooting percentage is not as exaggerated as in the first half, there are still as many as 8 people who can score, Tyrese Haliburton took back the main offense, 12 points in a single quarter to lift the flag, helping the Pacers stretch the lead to double digits, the fourth quarter Pacers bench players once again proved that they were not just good luck in the first half, but could contribute steadily throughout the game, and then let Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton and other starters return to the battlefield after maintaining the lead, The Mavericks failed to chase any points in the fourth quarter, and the game was settled, but in the final stage, the Pacers replaced Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith, who did not reach double digits in the starting lineup, and successfully allowed Andrew Nembhard to score in double digits with a three-pointer at the top of the arc, showing high-quality team firepower on the road and helping the team continue to fight for the playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Mavericks' 32 points on the bench in this game is not ugly, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the Pacers' 69 points, Myles Turner did not score a point in the second half, but still scored a team-high 20 points, Tyrese Haliburton only scored a lot in the second quarter, scoring 19 points and 11 assists, Benedict Mathurin's 19 points were the highest on the bench, Obi Toppin, Tj.McConnell, Ben Shepard, and Jalen Smith scored in order, and the Pacers made 18 three-pointers from the field and shot 0462 is also the key to maintaining the lead throughout the game and not being caught up by the Mavericks.
The Mavericks bench had Daniel Gafford on 100 percent shooting with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 hot pots, Ki and Pj.Washington also scored points to support Luka Doncic, but the firepower of the rest of the players was really insufficient, rookie center Derrick Lively II did not score a point, and Tim Hardaway Jr., the best sixth man, scored only two goals in eight shots, making Luka Doncic's third consecutive 30-point triple-double powerless.
The Pacers were originally the most ferocious team in the league, with an average of 30 assists also ranked first in the league, and the bench score also ranked first in the league, and the three-point shooting rate was the sixth highest in the league. The last time we played the game, the Pacers had seven players score in double figures, showing that they were completely helpless against the Pacers' continuous team offense.
The Mavericks and Pacers are in the fierce playoff battle between the East and the West, and after the Mavericks lose this game, they are only 05 games, 1 game difference, although the distance from the front of the Kings, the Suns is not too far, but the recent three consecutive defeats also made them miss the opportunity to seize the opportunity in the card battle, still have to work hard to get rid of the play-off competition, see if they can break into the top six to ensure the playoff spots. The Pacers' loss and today's loss of the 76ers made them still ranked eighth in the East, but they were only one win behind the 76ers, and the Magic and Knicks, who are currently tied for fourth in the East, were only two games behind.