Irving scored 40 points, Doncic apologized to him, but Kidd defended Dongzi, what do you think?

Zhou Yu

2024-04-29 10:02Posted in Hebei Sports Creators

The Mavericks lost 111-116 to the Clippers without small cards, and the big score was tied by a big score. The Mavericks once trailed by 31 points in this game, but with Irving's super performance, the Mavericks overtook the score in the last 2 minutes, but Harden played the key game of the Mavericks and lost. Irving scored 40 points in this game, Doncic scored 1 of 9 three-pointers despite getting a triple-double, Doncic took the initiative to apologize to Irving after the game, but Kidd said that Doncic had given everything, what do you think about this?

1. Doncic: I let Irving down

Doncic played 45 minutes, shooting 10-of-24 from the field, 1-of-9 from three-point range, and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, recording a triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Irving played 44 minutes and finished with 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 14-of-25 shooting, 6-of-12 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws.

Speaking about Irving's performance, Doncic said: "I feel like I've let him down. I've got to help him a little more, he's given everything he's given and he's been very good in this series.

2. Kidd: Doncic did everything

Speaking about Doncic's performance, Kidd said: Doncic did everything he could. I think he competed on both ends of the floor, he helped us take the lead in the fourth quarter, we just couldn't win the game.

3. Owen: There's no time to complain

Owen said: We dug a hole for ourselves. There is no time to complain now, and there is no time to make excuses for each other. It's time to get moving. With the small card not playing, we were below expectations and we were just dealing with the offensive firepower of Harden and George.

4. Kidd: You have to be ready from the jump ball

Speaking about the game, Kidd said: "It was a game like G1, for whatever reason, we didn't play well in the early stages of the game, we started the game slowly, and that's something we have to talk about as a team. If there's another afternoon game, we have to make sure we're ready from the jump ball and we can't wait any longer.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks trailed the Clippers by 23 points 16-39 and trailed by as many as 31 points in the game. In G1, the Mavericks trailed the Clippers by 12 points in the first quarter 22-34, and trailed by as many as 29 points in the game. Both matches were played in the afternoon local time.

5. Kidd: Can't rely on three points

Speaking about the defeat, Kidd said: "We have to play better, we have to start better. We can't rely on three points. Kleber went to the finish because he was able to open up space on the court.

6. Owen: The battle of Tianwang Mountain will be at a high level

"It's a high-quality series," Owen said. We're very clear about who our opponents are, I think we know each other very well, we know each other's tactics, we know each other's adjustments, and I think you're going to see a high-level G5 game in Los Angeles.

7. Kidd: We won't give up

Speaking about the team's comeback from 31 points down, Kidd said: "Just understand that we won't give up, and we won't give up after that. We're going to play 48 minutes and it's like the first game.

8. Kidd: Defending Harden is a bit of a problem

Speaking about his defensive strategy against Harden in the final quarter, Kidd said: We can accept Harden scoring two points compared to Harden's step-back three-pointers.

9. Doncic: G5 is going to fight

Speaking about what to do in G5, Doncic said: Playing with energy, we've played two daytime games and we've struggled. We have to play with the mentality we had to play G2 and G3 and we have to fight for the 48 minutes we played.

10. Doncic: Injuries are not an excuse

Speaking about his right knee injury, Doncic said: "It's obviously painful, but it's not an excuse.

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