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Kleber and Dallas victorious in NBA – Doncic series broken
Luka Doncic (l)’s record streak is broken, but the Slovenian leads the Mavericks to their next victory. photo
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Luka Doncic’s record streak is breaking. But the Slovenian leads the Mavericks to their next victory.
Once again, Dallas superstar Luka Doncic stood out, but the Slovenian’s record streak ended. With 27 points, 14 assists and twelve rebounds, he narrowly missed his seventh triple-double with 30 points in a row, meaning his historical record remains at six.
“He’s all about winning. I don’t know if numbers mean that much to him today. But once he stops, he’ll see that his game was on another level,” said Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, referring to Doncic . Kleber had two points and one assist in 13 minutes of action and also grabbed four rebounds.
With the win, Dallas remains in eighth place in the Western Conference, but still has every chance of being among the top six teams. At the end of the season, this would be enough to get into the playoffs.
Jokic towers
The reigning champions Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics celebrated more or less confident mandatory victories. The Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 125:119 and were able to rely on Nikola Jokic, who was once again outstanding. The two-time MVP had 35 points, 17 rebounds and twelve assists.
The Celtics had no trouble in their 121:99 away win against the Portland Trail Blazers and continue to clearly lead the league.