On February 7, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Mavericks defeated the Nets 119-107 away.
The Mavericks Doncic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists, Irving had 36 points and 5 assists, Green had 12 points, Hardaway had 14 points and 7 rebounds, the Nets Thomas had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Bridges had 28 points and 4 assists, Claxton had 9 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, O'Neal had 18 points and 6 rebounds, and Wilson had 10 points.
In the first quarter of the game, Irving made consecutive breakthrough layups, Doncic hit a long-range shot, Irving made a jumper at the free throw line, Green broke through and threw a shot, and Irving fired on the outside again; Claxton dunked under the basket, Bridges threw in three points, and then his basket offense was also scored, O'Neal threw in three points, Thomas scored a fast break, and the two sides were deadlocked to 14. Doncic made a successful throw, Hardaway scored six points in a row, Doncic made an easy layup, Thomas threw in a three-pointer, Smith dunked, Clooney dunked in the air, O'Neal threw in an open three-pointer, and the two sides tied the game at 24. Hardy hit a long-range shot, Doncic and Williams combined to steal points, and the Mavericks showed the advantage to end the quarter with a 31-24 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, Irving stopped and threw a shot, Jones easily ate cake under the basket, and Irving scored five points in a row with excellent personal ability, and the Mavericks widened the difference to more than 10 points at 43-30. Hardy, Bridges and Kleber hit back-to-back long-range shots, Doncic scored from mid-range, and Powell made a hook to give the Mavericks a 20-point advantage at 58-38. Green and Doncic hit back-to-back long-range shots to give the Mavericks a 65-47 lead to end the half.
In the third quarter of the game, Green made an empty layup, Irving threw in a three-pointer, Kleber hooked a basket, Irving dunked in the air, and the Mavericks led 74-52. Bridges successfully threw up, Simmons made consecutive baskets to steal points, Bridges successfully scored 4 points, Wilson hit a long shot from the bottom corner, Smith made an easy layup, and the Nets chased the score to 71-80. Irving made a successful throw, Doncic scored a layup, Williams hit a long-range shot, and Doncic hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Mavericks ended the quarter with a 95-77 lead.
In the final quarter of the game, Bridges and O'Neal hit long-range shots, Simmons hit a dunk in the air, and the Nets chased the score to 85-97. Hardaway threw in a three-pointer at the top of the arc, Doncic made a jumper from the free-throw line, Kleber ate a basket, Green skated and dunked, and Irving hit two more three-pointers from the outside to give the Mavericks a 113-101 lead. Bridges made a successful throw, and Dinwiddie scored back-to-back offenses to tie the Nets to 107-116. Doncic scored on a driving layup to give the Mavericks a 118-107 lead. There was no suspense in the next game, and the Mavericks won smoothly.
Starting lineup
Mavericks: Green, Jones, Kleber, Irving, Doncic
Nets: Thomas, Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Simmons