Owen has 30+ difficult saviors in 4 consecutive games, and the Mavericks' shortcomings in the championship are exposed, and the opponent's remnants are 7 people in doubles
The Mavericks played against the Pelicans, Doncic was absent, and Irving led the team with 33 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and he scored 30+ points in 4 consecutive games and 77 points in the last two games. Hardaway Jr. scored 24 points, Jones 22 points, three 20+, lost to the Pelicans, and the Mavericks once again exposed their shortcomings in the championship, that is, defense, the Pelicans team of 7 double-doubles, Hawkins 34 points, a career high.
Both sides have stars absent, the Mavericks are missing Doncic, and the Pelicans have Zion, Ingram and McCollum are out together, and the two sides are competing for bench depth, and the Mavericks are embarrassed. At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans, who were all soldiers, scored 29 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the first quarter, they led the Mavericks by 9 points.
In the second quarter, the Mavericks went 10-0, but the Pelicans still held the lead. Hardaway Jr. ushered in an explosion in this quarter, shooting 3 of 3 and scoring 10 points. Irving stepped up and hit three consecutive three-pointers, including a three-pointer from the Big Heart at the end of the half, and at halftime, the Mavericks were 54-49 to complete the comeback. At the end of the first half, Derrick Jones had 13 points and 2 rebounds, Hardaway had 13 points and 3 rebounds, and Irving had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
However, coming back in the second half, the Pelicans fought back frantically, 39-27 in the third quarter, a net win of 12 points, and regained the lead, and the Pelicans Hawkins scored 14 points in the third quarter on 6-of-6 in the third quarter, and the Pelicans led 88-81 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Hawkins scored a career-high with 2:09 left, Powell hit two free throws to put the Mavericks up to 102-111. After that, Irving also made a foul, making two free throws and two hits, and the Mavericks chased it to 106-114. Sadly, they fell short.