Doncic gets injured, Dallas resists him

The course of events ran over Luka Doncic on Thursday night at the FootPrint Center. He entered the game after learning that he will start the next All-Star, as it was announced on television at the beginning of the NBA day, and his performance ended up having played only 3:06 minutes of the duel with the Suns. In a turn after penetrating to the right he stepped on the foot of Mikal Bridges and his left ankle twisted badly. That’s where it all ended for him. The rest of the duel had to be without the Slovenian. Some lightning was performed on him while he was still playing a game on the field and a serious injury could be ruled out at first, although the exact extent or the days of absence are not known.

“We will probably have more information when we get to Utah”Kidd said after the meeting. He is obviously referring to the imminent trip of the team to play on Saturday against the Jazz, not to the All-Star Game that is also played in that pavilion and for which Luka already has the ticket. “But he seemed happy, he was happy for his teammates”added the technician. Normal. Because Dallas grabbed an important victory, Phoenix being a direct rival in the West and having an intense and extensive history between them..

The drop of most representative player of the Mavericks, who for the first time stayed at zero in his NBA career, forced someone to give a plus. Obviously everyone had to do it, and the collective effort was what led them to succeed, but it was more noticeable in Spencer Dinwiddie. The point guard-escort closed the match with 36+9 to be the main engine of the Texans during it. A climb to a high peak, since in addition to not being able to count on Doncic, they couldn’t count on Wood either and this double duel away from home was important to ensure to get rid of teams on the same side of the field. Motivating effort for the future against adversity.

For Dallas it is to come up, it is a carrot after so much stick. They had five defeats in six games and have had a stark January. The opposing team also had a significant absence, Devin Booker, but he grabbed the game like a limpet and made it really difficult. We will have to see what Doncic translates into, as well, because the satellites orbit around him and that part of his body has already suffered in the past: nine games away last year and, also counting the right ankle, another eleven in previous. But in the Mavs they will prefer to stay happy, of course, at least until something is known with more certainty. The Suns’ last run was tough, but they held it up. Smith and Green put the +9 in the middle of the last quarter with two triples, but the locals were not going to stop there: Cam Johnson (22) responded with another two and did not let them go so easily. Chris Paul (22) also appeared twice, already at the last minute, with two well-worked penetration trays. With Phoenix only one behind, 95-96, Reggie Bullock was sent to the free throw line, as the Arizonans wanted, and the shooter missed the second of them. But the rebound was what derailed the plan, because he went into the hands of Dwight Powell after jumping well vertically and grabbing the ball hard. The Canadian center, despite Paul’s attempted distraction in the personal, scored scoring -now yes- the two pitches. Jubilation moderate but deserved.