Luka Doncic posts Triplu-Dublu in the game of revenge against Mavericks, Lakers win 107-99

Dallas Mavericks traveled to Los Angeles to take Lakers on Tuesday night. That meant a match with Luka Doncic for the first time since the shocking trade that sent him to a game that was sure he would have a high tension and emotions. Nico Harrison participated, only if Doncic needed additional motivation.

Dallas was still missing Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Caleb Martin and Daniel Gafford, but they received it on the Dwight Powell. Kyrie Irving, former Lakers Max Christie, Klay Thompson, Pj Washington and Kessler Edwards started. He rolled with Luka Doncic, Austin Reave, Lebron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes.

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Luka Doncic made the first blow of the game, as you expected, and fell, but also received a block on the other end. He would have climbed on board a few minutes later, then found Lebron James in transition for three, while Lakers took over 9-2 earlier. He would have raised a technical foul to less than three minutes in the game, after the referees missed a blatant foul, and Doncic announced officials about it. But one and one of a few possessions later helped compensation.

A freshly shaved Kyrie Irving hit three rear threads, including jumping a stewarded to Doncic to get out of transition, but Doncic responded with himself with three rear threads (one will be taken after the review found that he came out of limits before shooting). Austin Reoves has lifted the crime there, and Lakers will have an advantage of 28-20 after the first quarter, despite the 12 points from Kyrie Irving so far.

Dallas’ crime was struggling to break down shootings, despite some good open aspects in the second quarter. Lakers hit the rear threads to open the quarter while they extended the lead to nine, and eventually obtained the lead to 10, while Austin Reave led to the cart, and Luka Doncic entered again.

Mavericks dropped on six, but Doncic found Jarred Vanderbilt and Austin Reves for rear threads, while the leadership worked until 11, the step to Reave being one of his signature behind the passages behind the head. That would force a time interval by Mavericks a few minutes later.

But Dallas’s offense continued to fight after the expiration. Their only points in the next few minutes came from the free throw line, while opened a 15 -point advantage. Kyrie Irving and Max Christie hit three before the end of the half to cut the lead in a single digit, but Lakers had an advance of 59-51 heading.

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Klay Thompson hit three rear threads at the beginning of the third quarter, while Dallas worked up to five in the opening minutes before Lebron James helps build the management up to nine. Then, an 8-2 running of Mavericks obtained in three, closed with three in transition of Spencer Dinwiddie.

Dallas kept the step in the next few minutes, obtaining several points from Dinwiddie. Then Dante Exum hit three of the corner to reduce the advantage to one before the end of the quarter. Dallas had done a much better job, defending against Luka Doncic and Lebron James, but Lakers still held a thin advance of 78-77 at the end.

Lebron James put the pressure on Dallas to start the fourth quarter, marking or attending five of the first six buckets of Lakers. But Klay Thompson was there to respond to the bell for Mavericks, marking 11 points in the first five minutes of the frame. His last three points in that Flurry tied the game at 88, then James hit a three on a assistant of Luka Doncic (giving him a triple-tubu), and Naji Marshall replied that in the corner at the other end. . This physical game turned into an offensive heater.

After the match equalized at the age of 91, Lakers scored five straight points to take over the game control again. Kyrie Irving got the soft role on a three-pointer to cut it again in front of about 3:40 to go to that spurt, but Dorian Finney-Smith, another former Maverick, blushed a dunk while driving It was again at four.

Lebron James also thrown into a withdrawal to extend the lead to six; Then Max Christie missed three by about two minutes. Rui Hachimura went 1/2 to the free throw line by 1:30 to walk, pushing the lead to three possessions and a hill hard to overcome in a short time. Kyrie Irving missed a three over Luka Doncic in the next possession, and the hachin intimidated the road for an arrangement with 1:05 to essentially go to ice.

Kyrie Irving turned one and one into the next possession, then Dallas forced a defense connection. But Lebron James managed to control the tip and hit a disposition on the other end, providing Lakers a victory with 107-99.

Mavericks strived to score in this game, shooting only 35/98 (35.7%) from the floor. If it weren’t for Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving, each hitting five wires, the numbers would have looked even tougher. But Lakers was one of the best defenses in NBA in the last month.

Kyrie Irving led Mavericks with 35 points and 7 recovery, but also had four turnover. Klay Thompson had a second large half to finish with 22 points at the 5/10 shooting line in three points. But the former Laker Max Christie was the only Maverick in 10 -point double digits.

Luka Doncic finished with a triple -ublu, ending with 19 points, 15 recovery, 12 assistants, three thefts and two blocks against his former team. But Lebron James led Lakers with 27 points, followed by Austin Reave with 20. Rui Hachim with 15 points was the other Laker in double figures.

Dallas returns home to play Charlotte Hornets Thursday evening.

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