The Mavericks’ woes continue. Even with German NBA star Maxi Kleber, Dallas narrowly lost to the Utah Jazz.
The Dallas Mavericks surrounding German basketball professional Maxi Kleber suffered their next bitter defeat in the NBA.
Last year’s finalists lost their seventh game of the season in a 113:115 victory against the outsiders Utah Jazz and are currently outside the play-off ranks with five wins.
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Kleber made his first appearance since October 26 following an injury and was on the floor for just 17 minutes.
Aside from the return of the defensive specialist, who should give the Mavericks solidity on defense, superstar Luka Doncic is once again the only bright spot, at least in terms of scoring.
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The Slovenian kept the game open for a long time with his 37 points, and with nine assists and seven rebounds he just missed a triple-double. However, Doncic decided the game in favor of the Jazz in a negative sense.
When the score was 113:113, the superstar fell asleep on defense and opened the door to the game winner with a simple dunk. “That was my mistake, it was loud and I didn’t understand the bench,” said Doncic after the game.
For Utah, John Collins (28 points) made the decision with a dunk six seconds before the end.
However, Doncic had to do without his congenial offensive partner, Kyrie Irving, who was sidelined due to a shoulder injury. This is one of the reasons why Kleber moved straight into the starting line-up on his return and the Würzburg player scored three points.