Four consecutive clutches of Dallas shock. Reversal loss to Utah at the bottom of the West. Donchi was useless, too.
Nov 15, 2024
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Dallas lost 113-115 in an away game against the Utah Jazz in the 2024-2025 NBA regular league at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on the 15th (Korea time).
Luka Doncic (37 points, 9 assists) worked hard, but he failed to fill Irving's gap.
Utah's Rory Makanen left the lineup due to a nose injury during the game, but John Collins (28 points, 9 rebounds) and Jordan Clarkson (20 points) were active.
Dallas' performance, especially its ability to clutch the match, has rarely risen. The shock is even greater because there are Doncic and Irving, the best players in the league.
Dallas, 64-61, finished the first half by three points.
The defense collapsed in the third quarter. The unstable rotation throughout the game allowed Utah to score easy points. He also trailed by 14 points in the second half of the third quarter.
Dallas made it a close game in the fourth quarter with Doncic and Marshall's battle. Doncic hit a decisive three-point game with 2:33 left in the game, tying 108-108.
Doncic then handed over an alley-oop pass after Give and Go, and Lively's dunk made the turnaround. The tide seemed to go straight to Dallas.
However, Dallas has a defensive loophole in the game. Six seconds before the end of the game, Collins was allowed to dunk under the basket. It was Doncic's defensive miss.
The last attack. Doncic caught the ball with difficulty and advanced to mid-range. Utah, of course, went to the double team. Doncic passes to Marshall of Connor. However, Marshall's three-pointer missed the rim.
There was no Irving, but Dallas' performance was disappointing. In particular, there was no organized defense at all. Last season, Dallas survived the West to the end. I made it to the final.
sfryu@sportschosun.com
