Mavericks and Luka Doncic achieve feats like Dirk Nowitzki's championship team

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-113 at home on Thursday night. In a game that felt like a playoff game, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving helped Dallas win. This was also the Mavs' seventh consecutive win. equal According to Mavs PR on X (formerly Twitter), Dallas' winning streak is the longest since the 2010-11 championship season.

In the 2010-11 season, the team recorded 12 straight wins and 10 straight wins in the regular season. Since that season, Dallas' longest winning streak came in 2022-23, when the Mavs won seven straight. A win against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday will help them surpass that record.

Dirk Nowitzki, who was watching the Mavs vs. Suns game, led the Mavericks in the 2010-11 season. Although he was already considered a star, the championship cemented his legend.

Kyrie Irving has already won a championship in his career, but Luka can silence his critics with a win in the NBA Finals. Luka wants to win not just one, but several, but it is difficult to get the first one.

Mavericks' exciting winning streak

Dallas needs to beat the best team in the Western Conference to qualify for the NBA Finals. That being said, the momentum is definitely on their side at the moment.

“[It’s] wonderful. I think we're a great team and we won seven in a row. This hasn't happened in a while,” Doncic said after the Mavericks' win over the Suns. “I’m really happy with the players on our team.”

Head coach Jason Kidd also addressed the Mavs' current standings after the win.

“I think that answers the question about them working. Those two [Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving] They coexist very well,” Kidd said. “I think this, again, shows that our health, our energy, everything is in a positive direction right now. We're looking great. Timmy [Hardaway Jr.] He looked great in the corner.maxi [Kleber] The layup was great. I think the players are having fun. They want to win and you can see that energy on the floor.

“Those guys are rooting for each other. There are going to be mistakes and missed shots, but it leads to the next play. You can see that especially after the break. We were going well, but then we went to the break. “Sometimes we don't get our best, but I thought our players did a great job tonight.”

Luka Doncic continues to make noise in MVP conversation

Doncic has somehow been ignored from MVP conversations for most of this year. But he's starting to get noticed.

Luka had another great performance Thursday, scoring 41 points. The Mavericks superstar added 11 assists, nine rebounds and three steals. Doncic knew he needed to step up against a talented Suns team, and he did more than enough to lead the Mavs to victory.

Mavericks Also 16 wins and 3 losses Via Mavs PR, when Luka scores at least 40 points and 10 assists in a game. Doncic is clearly establishing himself as an MVP candidate.

“He makes the game easy,” PJ Washington Jr. said of Doncic. “He’s obviously getting a lot of attention, a lot of double teams and a lot of guys running at him, so he just makes easy passes and it’s almost a trip for everyone else. He has a unique skill set. I've never seen a player like him, so obviously playing with him has been great for me so far.”

“For me, he is [Doncic] MVP” Daniel Gafford Added, via ESPN's Tim McMahon. “I'm just amazed to see what he and Kyrie do. I feel like a kid in a candy store watching two great players just go out there and dominate. ”

Kyrie also had a great game. He had 29 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one steal. With Luka and Kyrie continuing to develop chemistry with each other on the floor and the Mavericks' entire roster getting healthier and better, Dallas is emerging as a serious threat in the Western Conference.