Mavericks double kill Knicks: Doncic 36 + 7 + 11 Irving 16 points Devin 36 points
On February 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Mavericks played away against the Knicks, and the Knicks lacked the two cores of Brunson and Randle. The Mavericks led by up to 20 points, encountered the Knicks' stubborn counterattack to chase the score, and at the last moment, Hardaway Jr. and Doncic hit key three-pointers one after another, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Knicks in the 122-108 season, winning three consecutive victories to consolidate the sixth place in the West. Doncic hit 6 three-pointers, 36 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, Irving 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Hardaway Jr. 19 points, the team's 5 scored 15+, DiVincenzo scored 36 points and 7 three-pointers, Hart 23 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, and the whole team of 5 scored double-doubles.
In their first meeting this season, the Mavericks narrowly beat the Knicks 128-124 at home. In that game, Doncic was absent, Irving had 44 points, 10 assists and 6 three-pointers, plus Hardaway Jr. 32 points and 6 three-pointers, leading the Mavericks to score four double-doubles. The Knicks also had four players in double figures, with Brunson having 30 points and eight assists and Randle having 32 points, five assists and six rebounds.
The two sides ushered in the second meeting this season, the Knicks lacked Randle, Brunson, Anunoby and many other cores, and the newly traded Burks and Bojan have not yet been able to play. The Mavericks are missing Lively, Jones, and Exum, and Washington and Holmes, who were just traded, are also missing. In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks were 12-of-22 from the field and more than 5 of them, including 2-of-9 from three-point range, and Doncic had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter. The Knicks were only 4 percent of their 24-of-24 shooting, including 1-of-6 three-pointers, and the Mavericks led the Knicks 28-22 in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Doncic and Hardaway Jr. scored one after another, leading the Mavericks to gradually suppress the Knicks to expand their advantage. The Mavericks scored five points at 31-26 in the second quarter, and the Mavericks led the Knicks by 11 points at 59-48 at the end of the first half. The Mavericks made 23 of 46 in the first two quarters to reach 5 percent, including 8 of 22 three-pointers, and the team scored three double-doubles, Doncic had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Jones 10 points and Hardaway Jr. 11 points. The Knicks were 20-of-50, including 6-of-17 three-pointers, and the team had two players in double figures, DiVincenzo 16 and Harten 10.
Coming back from halftime, the Mavericks continued to suppress the Knicks and extended a huge 20-point lead at 86-66 at the most. The Mavericks scored five points at 28-23 in the third quarter, and the Mavericks had extended their 16-point lead at 87-71 by the end of the first three quarters.
In the final quarter of the game, the Mavericks encountered a stubborn comeback from the remnants of the Knicks to chase the score, and they were chased to 115-105 for a 10-point lead in the second half of the fourth quarter. Hardaway Jr. and Doncic each hit a three-pointer, and the Mavericks extended their 16-point advantage to the victory, and the Knicks were powerless to recover, and finally the Mavericks easily defeated the Knicks.
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