Despite a great Kyrie Irving, who slammed his best performance in the Mavericks jersey with 41 points, Jason Kidd’s men lost once more, on the Hawks floor. At the end of extra time, following a very poor game defensively. In the event of a Thunder victory once morest Phoenix, the Unicorns will no longer have their destiny in hand for a qualification for the Play-in!
The stats of this match, it’s HERE!
Seven losses. In eight games. Series of three consecutive losses to close a road trip of five meetings. Can we do worse dynamic than that of the Mavericks currently? Traveling to Atlanta that night to try to save the ship, the Texans first had to deal with the fatigue of an end to the trip, coupled with that of a back to back game.
Faced with Falcons who know that if successful, their participation in the Eastern Play-in is assured, so nothing is won. And it will prove quickly: the defense of the Mavs looks like the doors of a saloon. The proof ? 70 points conceded at halftime. Too many, even if 68 points are scored. Attack fills rooms, defense wins titles.
Untenable during the entire meeting, Kyrie Irving nevertheless tried everything so that his people continued to exist in a match which was to decide the end of the franchise season. 41 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists at 16/27 shootingwith the shot to tie at 130 everywhere at the end of overtime… even as JaVale McGee had the two throws to kill the game at the end of the last quarter.
Road trip missed by the Mavs to end the season.
Defeat in Miami.
Defeat in Philadelphia.
Defeat in Atlanta.1 foot on vacation.
But like a good foot what, with a tongue, sand, a little tan.— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) April 3, 2023
Two free throws fired by Trae Young put the Hawks in the lead, before Luka Doncic missed the 3-point shot for the win. The Hawks did not come out with a great game, but took advantage of the opponent’s fatigue to go for the faults and the important baskets when it was. And therefore qualify for the Play-in.
With a record of 37 wins and 42 losses, the Mavericks are one and a half wins behind the Thunder, and will go to 2.5 if the Éclairs win once morest Phoenix. This means that even winning its last three games, Dallas will have to rely on losses from OKC to play a place in the Playoffs. It is therefore more than a foot on vacation that Jason Kidd and his troupe pose this evening. The consequences would be dire for the franchise.
To qualify for play-in you must:
– win our last 3 games (Kings, Bulls, Spurs)
– that the Thunder lose at least 2 of their last 3 games (Warriors, Jazz, Grizzlies)And once more, that’s so effectively they lose tonight once morest Phoenix.
— Dallas Mavs France (@DallasMavsFr) April 3, 2023
Source : ESPN
