The Dallas Mavericks lost 128-133 in a game against the Sacramento Kings in the 2022-2023 NBA regular season held at the Sacramento Golden 1 Center on the 12th (hereinafter Korean time).
With the return of Luka Doncic, the duo of Doncic and Kyrie Irving played together for the first time in Dallas that day. However, the joint sortie of the two players did not lead to a 4-game winning streak. Irving (28 points) played a great role in the match, but it was painful to see Doncic (27 points), who had a comeback from injury, drastically decrease in presence from the 4th quarter.
Sacramento won the overtime game with De’Aaron Fox scoring 36 points. Domantas Sabonis and Terrence Davis also played a big role, posting 22 points each.
In Dallas, Doncic led the offense early in the game with a 3-point shot after scoring a post-up. In Sacramento, Barnes, who tied the score with a 3-point shot, even showed off a dunk and fired back. Dallas led by 7 points with Green and Reggie Bullock’s perimeter catchers, but the quarter finish was poor. Dallas, who was pushed in the bench section, ended the first quarter with a score of 32-34.
Sacramento, which continued its momentum, ran away to a double-digit score in the second quarter with Trey Lyles’ Andone play. Dallas, which had been shaken, began to rectify the situation with Green’s consecutive 3-point shots. Sacramento, who was chased to the bottom of the chin, ran away again with Terrence Davis exhilarating. With the help of other players, the score interval increased to 13 points. 토토사이트
In Dallas, Irving put out the urgent fire by assisting a teammate’s 3-pointer one after another. Doncic also led the team’s pursuit by accumulating points one by one. Dallas regained its pace and eventually took the lead with Doncic and Irving’s perimeter catchers, ending the half with a score of 64-62.
Both teams were tight in the third quarter. As Dallas ran away with Irving and Doncic in the lead, Sacramento quickly caught up with nine points in a row, starting with Kevin Herter’s three-point shot. Dallas, who kept the lead with Christian Wood and Theo Pinson’s perimeter catchers in the midst of a struggle, ended the third quarter with an 88-86 score.
Entering the 4th quarter, Dallas gained strength with Wood’s 3-point shot and even an inside attack. In Sacramento, the tug-of-war continued with Pax acting as the ace. Sacramento, who even added Sabonis to the score, eventually turned the game around with Kevin Herter’s 3-point shot.
In Dallas, which was being chased, Irving, who had been quiet, fired up to 3 points after a mid-range jumper, awakening his scoring instinct. Sacramento could not easily control Irving, but he was not pushed back by steadily scoring points. Afterwards, taking advantage of Doncic’s turnover, Pax hit an exciting dunk and the lead passed to Sacramento.
In Dallas, which had a seesaw game, Dwight Powell succeeded in free throws one after another, but allowed Sabonis a decisive offensive rebound and tied the score. Both teams failed to score in the last attack of the fourth quarter, and the game went into overtime.
Dallas started the extra period with Josh Green’s 3-point shot, but after that, they gave up 7 points in a row and went on the defensive. Dallas, in crisis, continued its hopes of victory with Irving as a firefighter. Irving led the team by assisting Powell’s scoring under the goal following a soft breakthrough. He then hit a 3-point shot to reduce the score to 1 point.
However, Sacramento’s potential was not easy. Sacramento, with Fox against Irving, kept the lead by consistently scoring. Sacramento had a clear advantage as Pax calmly scored on a free throw, and Doncic’s 3-point shot missed the rim, giving Dallas no more power to pursue.
