DALLAS (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 34 points, Luka Doncic scored 27 points before leaving early in the fourth period, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. defeated 116-93.
Doncic left the game three minutes into the fourth quarter after holding his neck. A team spokesperson said Doncic, who also had nine rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes, received treatment.
The game was the last game for both teams before the NBA All-Star hiatus, with the Mavericks (32-23) winning a season-high six straight games and the Spurs (11-44) losing for the eighth time in nine contests. Ta.
Spurs rookie Victor Wembaneyama scored 26 points in the first half with 20 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in his belated Dallas debut. During his first visit to the American Airlines Center with the Spurs in late December, he stepped on a ball boy's foot during warm-ups and sprained his ankle, sustaining a serious injury.
Dallas outscored San Antonio 15-1 and led 56-51 at halftime before going on a 26-7 run to begin the third quarter. The Mavericks led by 29 points.
Irving missed three shots from the floor in the first period and was scoreless, but in the second quarter he made 8 of 10 shots and scored 17 points. Midway through the third quarter, he drove a ball down the left baseline to Wenbanyama and sent a shot past the 7-foot-3 center. Rookie shook his head at this.
“Victor didn't know what to do,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “Kai knew exactly what he was doing.”
“Someone great came up to me and said it was a lucky shot,” Irving said.
The Spurs shot 44.2% in the first quarter, making 4 of 10 3-pointers, building a 15-point lead. After that, they shot 33.3%, hitting 6-of-30 from range.
“In today's league, going 10-of-40 (on 3-pointers) doesn't give you a good chance of winning the game,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “Plus, I thought Luka and Kyrie were playing like Hall of Famers.”
Wenbanyama recorded his second triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and an NBA season-high 10 blocks in a 23-point win over Toronto on Monday.
“I'm treating him the same way I treated David (Hall of Famer Robinson),” Popovich said when asked about Wembangyama's exit after the first period on Wednesday. 'Hey, David, come on!' (Wenbanyama) had 26 points, nine rebounds, three blocks, and you're mad at him. come. “
Derek Lively II returned to the Mavericks' lineup and wore a protective mask after missing seven games with a broken nose. With limited time off the bench, Lively had eight points and five rebounds in 17 minutes.
Dallas' Daniel Gafford, acquired from Washington at the trade deadline, recorded his second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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Spurs: Thursday, Feb. 22, at Sacramento.
Mavericks: Host Phoenix on Thursday, February 22nd.
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