The Dallas Mavericks had some unfortunate flashbacks late in Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On Sunday, they blew a 27-point lead at home to the Los Angeles Lakers, and after building a 25-point advantage on Philadelphia Thursday, they watched the 76ers bench whittle it down to just four points. Enter Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic.
With the score at 110-106 with roughly nine minutes remaining, Irving and Doncic scored 18 of the 23 points Dallas would score the rest of the way and assisted on the remaining five. For the game, they combined to put up 82 points in a stellar offensive showing, and just as impressively, their 18 combined assists helped the Mavericks sink 25 of their 48 3-point attempts in one of their best offensive performances of the season. In the end, Doncic (42 points) and Irving (40) became the first pair of Mavericks teammates to each score 40 points in the same game.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving BOTH DROP 40 as the Mavericks DEFEAT the 76ers 133-126 🔥
🔸 Luka with 42 PTS, 12 AST & 7 THREES
🔸 Kyrie with 40 PTS, 6 AST & 6 THREES pic.twitter.com/WCTrdLWdzb— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) March 3, 2023
The clock is already ticking for Kyrie Irving and the Mavs: https://t.co/6cswXwJbNR
— Rob Mahoney (@RobMahoney) March 2, 2023
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