NBA: An unapproachable Jokic decides against Doncic in Dallas | NBA 2019

Thursday,
9
January
2020

9:46

Serbia (33 points, six rebounds, seven assists) scores the last shot and the Slovenian is blank in the last quarter (106-07).

Jokic throws at Powell at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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A delicious move by Nikola Jokic, with 7.9 seconds left, decant the victory of the Nuggets in Dallas (106-107), where the pvot sum 33 points (including four triples), six rebounds and seven assists. Too much even for Luka Doncic, on the verge of his twelfth triple-double of the course (27 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists) and some Mavericks that seemed to worsen Kristaps Porzingis again.

Said basket Dorian Finney-Smith at the clasp supposed to pride actuacin of Jokic, author of 21 points in the third quarter. After his exhibicin of Tuesday against the Hawks (47 points), Serbian tard almost 20 minutes to hit with their first release, but from that instant result unapproachable for local defense.

His decisive contribution contrasted with Doncic's drought, which was six of his seven triples and went blank in the fourth period. In the last possession he could not help so that Tim Hardaway Jr. had a more balanced triple. In spite of everything, the base of the Mavs takes hold in the third position of the top scorers, with 29.6 points on average.

12 minutes Juancho

Thus, the Mavericks linked their fifth loss in the last eight games at the American Airlines Center. The loss of the injured Porzingis, his second highest scorer and rebounder, seems to affect Rick Carlisle's plans too much, that he cannot count on the letn for the impending commitments to the Lakers and the Sixers.

In the Nuggets, after too many games without opportunities, Juancho Hernangmez could finally contribute, with seven rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes.

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