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Domantas Sabonis played well, attacked solidly from distance and extended his series of double-doubles, but the Indiana Pacers (8-6) weren’t enough. Has an NBA game at home 112: 124 (28:37, 35:28, 29:28, 20:31) fell to the Dallas Mavericks led by Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Dončičius (7-7).
Man of the match
Sabonis scored 25 points (6/11 dvit., 3/4 trit., 4/9 penalty) in 41 minutes, bounced 10 balls, made 4 assists, blocked 1 pitch, made four errors and committed the same number of times.
It was already Sabonis’ fourteenth consecutive double this season.
Lithuania also scored the most 3-pointers this season (3). Sabonis’ record for three points in the NBA is 4, and it was set by the center in the Oklahoma Thunder. Until last night, Sabonis’ best result on the Pacers was 2 long shots.
Sabonis performance:
On the Dallas team, Porzing had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. The Latvian hit 11 points from 12 points from two points.
“Four of my first five shots were just two points after great passes from my teammates,” Porzing said after the game. – It was one of those games where things went well. It’s great that we won. “
Porzing performance:
Luka Dončičius added a triple-double: 13 points (5/12 doubles, 3/4 penalty), 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
Performance by Luka Dončičius:
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Pacers were still leading 94:93, but then the Mavericks accelerated 19: 6 and took a 12-point lead (112: 100). At the end of the match, the lead reached a record 16 points and the winner was clear.
“We couldn’t recover after that,” Malcolm Brogdon said of the Mavericks’ streak in the fourth quarter.
The Pacers played without Myles Turner, who broke his right hand. The team was also not helped by Caris LeVert, who was already on the team.
The Indiana team got good news too: the first game this season was played by Jeremy Lambas. He tore his meniscus, cruciate ligaments and fractured a bone 11 months ago. The basketball player, who got up from the bench, scored 10 points in 19 minutes.
The Pacers played the first game of the season with a group of fans. On Sunday, in a game with the Toronto Raptors, the number of spectators could increase to 1,000.
Pacers: Malcolm Brogdon 26 (5th rev.), Domantas Sabonis 25 (3/4 trit., 10th rev.), Doug McDermott 16 (8th rev.), Aaron Holiday 13, Jeremy Lambas and Justin Holiday after 10.
Mavericks: Kristaps Porzing 27 (Ded. 11/12, Cam. 13), Trey Burke 22, Jalen Brunson and Tim Hardaway after the 19, Luka Dončičius 13 (Cam. 12, res.).
Match summary:
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