Last season, the Dallas Mavericks fought until the very end to win their second NBA championship in history. The Mavs' only title came in 2011, when they won 4-2 in the finals against the Miami Heat. In the 23/24 season, the Boston Celtics won the finals, defeating the Mavericks 4-1 in the series. After 26 regular season games in the 24/25 competition, the Mavericks are in third place in the Western Conference. As in recent years, Luka Doncic is the key player for the Mavs.
Last season, Doncic scored 73 points, had ten rebounds and seven assists in the match between the Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks (148-143). The Slovenian had 76 percent. efficiency, which made him the first basketball player in NBA history to score over 70 points with such a high percentage of effectiveness. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant scored more points in one game.
Doncić and the entire Mavericks also shined in the last game against the Golden State Warriors. It was definitely the most interesting meeting that took place on the night from Sunday to Monday, Polish time.
Historic night in Dallas. 48 three-pointers. “Doncic never ceases to amaze”
Doncic was the brightest star in this game, won 143-133 by the Dallas Mavericks. The Slovenian scored 45 points, additionally had eleven rebounds and thirteen assists, thus scoring his 80th triple-double in his career. Klay Thompson also showed good performance for the Mavericks, scoring 29 points, adding five rebounds and four assists. Kyrie Irving finished the game with 21 points and eight assists.
However, this meeting will go down in history for a completely different reason. Throughout the entire match, we saw a total of 48 successful three-pointers, which is an absolute NBA record. 27 of them were thrown by Warriors players and 21 by Mavericks. “Basketball Reference” adds that the Warriors' 27 three-pointers are the best result among the teams that ultimately lost the match. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson each shot seven three-pointers in this match, as noted by the official NBA website.
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The record for three-pointers scored in one game is held by the Boston Celtics, who made it 29 times. – Neither team could miss a three-pointer. They had 18 three-pointers at the halfway point and we were still ahead. It was crazy. It felt like no one could miss. It was a nice match, but also very physical, said Doncic after the match. – This guy never ceases to amaze me. He's never in a hurry, he plays at his pace and he easily scored 45 points, added Klay Thompson, talking about Doncic.
Currently, the Golden State Warriors are in seventh place in the Western Conference with a record of 14-11 and a percentage of 0.560. victories.