It was already the fourth consecutive failure of the Dallas team, which pushed the team deeper into the eleventh place of the Western Conference. Dallas falls to the worst team in the NBA for the second time.
The team was not saved by another excellent game of the Slovenian L.Dončičius – the star scored 40 points (5/13 doubles, 7/16 triples, 9/10 penalties), rebounded 12 balls and made 8 assists.
The Slovenian picked up his 16th technical foul and will miss the next NBA game once morest the Indiana Pacers.
Kyrie Irving added 18 points for the Dallas team, and Gordon Hayward scored 22 points for the rivals.
In the first part of the match, the Hornets led by as many as 19 points, but Dallas chased it with 30 seconds remaining. L. Dončičius might reduce the deficit to a few points with a three-pointer. However, the shot was not accurate, and the Charlotte team managed to pull away once more.
Mavericks: Luka Doncic 40, Kyrie Irving 18, Tim Hardaway 15 (3/9 treys), Maxi Kleber 14.
Hornets: Gordon Hayward 22, PJ Washington 21, Mark Williams 15.
