On October 18, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued, and the Mavericks played against the Bucks at home, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Bucks 109-84 at home to win the first preseason.
In this game, the Mavericks' Doncic, the Bucks' Lillard, Antetokounmpo and other star players were absent, and Irving and Klay Thompson started the game.
In the first quarter of the game, Irving scored under the basket to open the curtain, the two teams played back and forth, Trent scored after the Bucks led 8-4, Irving then returned three points, the Bucks led the team to score 6 points in a row after the 10-7 lead, 13-10 overtook the score, and then the two sides tied many times, Connaughton hit a three-point shot for the Bucks after the Bucks 22-21 overtake, and the score at the end of the first quarter was a 22-21 lead for the Bucks.
In the second quarter, Klay Thompson picked up his hand, and after scoring five points in two consecutive rounds, the Mavericks took a 30-29 lead to stop the Bucks. Klay Thompson rested five minutes later, and Irving, who scored 12 points alone in the first quarter, scored immediately, and the Mavericks led 36-32, and the Mavericks led 50-36 after Klay Thompson hit consecutive three-pointers, and Washington then had a free throw and a dunk, and the Mavericks led 54-36 after a wave of 16-0, and the Mavericks led 54-38 at the end of the first half.
In the third quarter, Irving clocked out with Klay, Hardy and Dinwiddie entered the starting lineup, the Mavericks led 66-42 after Dinwiddie scored heads-up, the Mavericks led 71-47 after Marshall hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, the Bucks chased 53-77 after Tyler Smith hit a three-pointer, and Lively scored on a throw-up to score for the Mavericks to lead 79-53. The Bucks scored five straight points after a timeout to trail 58-79, and Hardy then scored for the Mavericks and Marshall scored on a steal and dunk to give the Mavericks an 83-58 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the two sides of the game were dominated by marginal players, Mavericks two-way contract player Lawson made a three-point shooting foul by a Bucks player, Lawson made two free throws in three, Williams scored 2+1 after the Mavericks led 91-63, Mavericks player Prosper regretted not scoring a free throw after a shocking dunk, Mavericks led 93-66, Prosper counterattacked 2+1, Gottman hit a three-point shot, Mavericks led 99-70, the game lost suspense early, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Bucks 109-84 at home to win the first preseason. Irving scored 12 points in the first quarter, Klay scored 11 points in the second quarter, and AJ Johnson, the Bucks supernova first-round pick, scored 0 points on 0-of-11 shooting.
Technical statistics
Mavericks: Irving 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal; Thompson 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists; Gafford 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists; Hardy 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Williams 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist; Lively 10 points and 9 rebounds; Prosper 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist; Marshall had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal; Dinwiddie 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist; Washington 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals; Miller 4 points and 1 rebound; Gottman 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists; Sharpe 2 points and 1 rebound; Grimes 1 point, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal; Powell had 1 rebound, 3 assists and 3 steals; Lawson 1 rebound;
Bucks: Trent 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Andre 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Rollins 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists; Robbins had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists; Connerton 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal; Beauchamp 8 points and 1 steal; Smith had 7 points and 10 rebounds; Umoud 6 points and 1 rebound; Prince 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals; Wright 3 points and 3 assists; Green 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists; Livingston had 2 points and 1 steal; Jackson 2 rebounds and 1 steal; Johnson 3 rebounds and 8 assists;