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• Jazz beat Mavericks on John Collins' game-winning dunk, courtesy of statuesque defense by Luka Dončić

This wasn't the best effort by the Mavericks star....2024
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• Luka Doncic played some of the worst defense you’ll ever see on Jazz game-winner vs. Mavericks

Image via @JoeVirayNBA on X/Jazz broadcast With the game on the line against the Jazz, Luka Doncic was just standing around on defense, which has become an all-too-common occurrence for the Mavericks. Both Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks as a whole have been a bit underwhelming coming off their Cinderella run to the 2024 NBA Finals. Doncic has struggled with inefficiency, shooting jus...2024
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• Wiggins' fourth-quarter Luka defense helped seal Warriors' win

Andrew Wiggins putting the clamps on Luka Dončić in the fourth quarter helped seal the Golden State Warriors' win over the Dallas Mavericks....2024
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• Daunting Luka assignment is key to Warriors' win over Mavericks

Andrew Wiggins, or whoever is tasked with guarding Luka Dončić, will have the most important assignment in Tuesday's Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks game....2024
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• Too soon? Mavericks troll Warriors with Klay, Luka post

The Dallas Mavericks wasted no time in trolling the Golden State Warriors with a "Splash Bros" tweet about Klay Thompson and Luka Dončić....2024
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• Celtics voted massive favorites to repeat as NBA champions, Luka Dončić dominates player categories in GM survey

An overwhelming 83% of poll respondents think that the Boston Celtics will win the NBA Finals again this season....2024
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• Mavericks' Luka Dončić available for NBA Finals Game 2 after initially questionable vs. Celtics

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The league's injury report said Doncic is dealing with a thoracic contusion....2024
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• NBA Finals 2024: Schedule, TV, streaming, scores, and more for Celtics-Mavericks

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Finals are set. Here is how, and what, to watch The 2024 NBA Finals are here. The Boston Celtics are back in the Finals, making a return trip after losing to the Golden State Warriors back in 2022. For the bulk of the season the Celtics were the class of the Eastern Conference, finishing with a 64-18 record — the best i...2024
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• In hard-fought win, Mavericks show their resiliency to go up 2-1 vs. Thunder

Despite facing injury challenges, particularly with Luka Dončić nursing a knee sprain, the Mavs were able to hold off the Thunder at home....2024
• After time in NBA exile, Dante Exum is back with a vengeance

The former lottery pick is making an impact with Luka Dončić and the Mavericks after years rife with shooting slumps and injury woes....2024
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• REPORT: Luka Dončić Will Miss Game 1 Against Utah Due to Calf Injury
Editor’s Note: It has now been confirmed by ESPN’s Luka Dončić will miss Game 1 against the Utah Jazz due to the calf injury he suffered during the Mavericks’ regular-season finale against the San Antonio Spurs. Luka Doncic (calf strain) will be out for Game 1 vs. Utah on Saturday, per @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/khsbHSRcbV — SLAM […] The post REPORT: Luka Dončić Will M...2022
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• Mavericks All-Star guard Luka Dončić out Wednesday vs. Rockets with ankle soreness

When the Mavericks host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, they'll still be without the likes of guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (who's been out since January with a foot injury) among others, as well as star Luka Dončić....2022
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• ‘Hookah’ Luka Doncic hilariously goes viral on Mavs Twitter
We have officially reached peak offseason, folks. Dallas Mavericks frontman Luka Doncic is going viral on Twitter, but it isn’t for anything basketball related. “Hookah Doncic” is becoming a thing after the Mavs star posted some vacation photos enjoying a hookah. Check out Luka Doncic straight chilling in Greece, hookah in hand. Luka Dončić chilling […] The post ‘Hook...2021
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"Jason Kidd Says Luka Dončić is Better Than Mavericks Legend Dirk Nowitzki"

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"NBA Launching Investigation Into Mavericks After Baffling Luka Dončić, Roster Decisions"

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"All signs point to Luka Dončić […] The post Mavs star Luka Doncic to miss key weapon vs Jazz appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Luka Dončić chilling […] The post ‘Hookah’ Luka Doncic hilariously goes viral on Mavs Twitter appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2020
"Luka Dončić made some magic Sunday night, hitting a game-winning triple at the end of overtime in the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers."

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"Luka Dončić continued to add to his NBA highlight reel during Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers."

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"At worst, the Suns could pick between Marvin Bagley, Michael Porter or Luka Dončić."

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"Watch Luka Dončić go coast-to-coast with sweet slam for Slovenia"

• Ex-Kings GM Vlade Divac: 'Time will tell' if drafting Marvin Bagley over Luka Dončić was right decision

Time has been pretty pro-Luka Dončić so far....2024
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• Luka Dončić has reached MVP status, and that matters more than him actually winning it
Dončić's MVP candidacy, worthily constructed all season, has been noticeable as the Mavericks have won 16 of their last 18 games....2024
• Luka Dončić Destroyed Ex-Mavericks Teammate After Trash Talk in Practice

Dallas exec Michael Finley offered a glimpse behind the scenes at the star point guard’s extreme competitive streak....2024
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• The NBA trade deadline delivers, plus Super Bowl prop bets
This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Luka Dončić is very good at basketball. I apologize for calling this NBA trade deadline a “dud-line” last week. Sort of. Yesterday was busy, with nearly 20 trades completed in the last 24 hours or so. Let’s process this by tier: Going for it:...2024
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Malone and the rest of the Nuggets have made sure no one can ever question their championship credentials again. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. No doubting Denver anymore There ...2023
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• Daily Dime: The latest on the Finals, LeBron James, the coaching carousel and more
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Free throw shooting has never been better on the NBA’s biggest stage, and that’s not the only thing to know from our latest notes from around the league. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. Free for all LON...2023
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• Harrison Barnes survived years of losing to help teach the Kings how to win
Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Former NBA champion Harrison Barnes providing leadership for the surging Kings as they head into the NBA playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades. The news of Harrison Barnes being traded came in the middle of a game, trickling down from Twitter to the bench in a real-time game of telephone. Cameras caught the moment it hit Barnes that h...2023
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• NBA to investigate whether Mavericks rested players against Bulls to tank for better draft pick
The Mavericks sat five players and limited Luka Dončić in Friday's loss to the Bulls....2023
• NBA All-Star game 2023: Team James, Team Antetokounmpo draft rosters
SALT LAKE CITY – The NBA All-Star teams for Sunday’s game were set in a first-of-its kind, playground-style draft about a half hour before tip-off. Here’s what you need to know: LeBron James (Lakers) Joel Embiid (76ers) Kyrie Irving (Mavericks) Luka Dončić (Mavericks) Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) Jaylen Brown (Celtics) Paul George (Clippers) Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) Jul...2023
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• 5 NBA stars set to make the superstar jump
Every few years or so, there are a handful of NBA players who make the transition from being an established star to an undeniable superstar of the league. For example, 2020 was the year when draftmates Luka Dončić and Trae Young established themselves as true superstars in the league, capable of winning the Most Valuable […] The post 5 NBA stars set to make the superstar jump appeared first ...2021
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• Luka Doncic played some of the worst defense you’ll ever see on Jazz game-winner vs. Mavericks
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• How the Boston Celtics switched their way toward an NBA championship

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Celtics proved the old adage — “Defense wins championships’ — correct. On the surface, it was a seemingly mundane baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) play at the four minute and ten second mark of the second quarter that the Dallas Mavericks were priming to run. But as is true of high-stakes NBA basketball, there are multiple layers hidden beneath the supposed sim...2024
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• Mavericks keep NBA finals alive with beatdown of Celtics in Game 4

The Dallas Mavericks kept their slim championship hopes alive on Friday night as they beat the Boston Celtics to win their first game in this year’s NBA finals in emphatic fashion. Dallas came into Friday’s game trailing 0-3 in the best-of-seven series, a deficit no NBA team has ever recovered from in the postseason. Luka Dončić had attracted heavy criticism for his defensive deficiencies so far...2024
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• 2024 NBA Finals: Jrue Holiday does a little bit of everything as Boston grabs 2-0 series lead

Two days from his 34th birthday, Holiday logged team highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds Sunday night. He made 11 of his 14 shots. Defensively, he drew Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić late, wearing down both. It was everything Boston needed....2024
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• Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving may be the most scheme-proof backcourt in NBA history

Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images Teams have thrown every coverage that exists toward their way. It hasn’t mattered. If there was proof behind the assertion that there is complication to the uncomplicated, look no further than what the Dallas Mavericks decided to run as their first play of the second half of Game 5. Despite a commanding 69-40 lead and vulnerable to resting on thei...2024
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• NBA Finals 2024: Schedule, TV, streaming, scores, and more for Celtics-Mavericks
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• Saturday’s NBA playoff takeaways: Mavericks take series edge over Thunder behind second-half run
The Dallas Mavericks won their second game in a row over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 2-1 series lead. Mavs forward P.J. Washington continued his dominant play in the series, scoring a team-high 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting with five 3-pointers. Star guards Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić both scored 22 points, with Irving dishing out seven assists and Dončić grabbing 15 rebounds. For the Th...2024
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• Luka Dončić returns to form as Mavericks' offense comes to life to even series with Thunder

Dončić posted 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and Dallas hit 18-of-37 threes to take Game 2 at Paycom Center....2024
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• NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks fend off Thunder in Game 2 to tie series

P.J. Washington dropped a playoff career-high 29 points to help the Mavericks pull off a huge win in Game 2 on Thursday night....2024
• NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks fend off Thunder in Game 2 to tie up series

P.J. Washington dropped a playoff career-high 29 points to help the Mavericks pull off a huge win in Game 2 on Thursday night....2024

• The NBA All-Star Game’s big problem, plus a surprise MLB contender
This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Start your week with a Pulse Poll. Before we start the conversation, I want to show you my two favorite moments from last night’s NBA All-Star Game, which happened to occur in the same sequence. Yes, that’s Luka Dončić, one of the game’s most ...2024
• How a Suns fan’s Luka Dončić trash talk turned into a viral NBA moment
"He was jogging up the court a little, like he was dragging his feet. He looked like he needed to do some cardio, so I said what I said."...2024
• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
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• Daily Dime: The latest on the Finals, LeBron James, the coaching carousel and more
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• Harrison Barnes survived years of losing to help teach the Kings how to win
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• Mark Cuban says Mavericks lost Jalen Brunson ‘when the parents got involved,’ wants to re-sign Kyrie Irving
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Wednesday that “things went south when the parents got involved” in negotiations with former Dallas point guard Jalen Brunson. Here’s what you need to know: Cuban’s comment suggested Brunson’s father, Rick Brunson, who was hired as the Knicks’ assistant coach last year, was to blame for the Mavericks losing Jalen Brunson t...2023
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• Jason Kidd on the Suns Seeking Luka Doncic Matchup: ‘They’re Going to Put Him in Every Pick-and-Roll’
Luka Dončić has become renowned for his offensive abilities, averaging 33.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game during the Mavericks’ 2022 playoff run. However, it’s not Luka Legends’ record-breaking sixth 40-point game at 23-years-old that’s receiving attention at the moment. Instead, the Suns and Chris Paul are relentlessly hunting for a CP3-Dončić matchup [...2022
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• Dirk Nowitzki praises Luka Doncic
Luka Dončić is now part of the Dallas Mavericks family. And Dirk Nowitzki is giving them one more season — his 21st. And in camp, as another NBA season nears, Dončić is turning heads. Well, one specific head. Dirk’s head.The comparisons make sense, of course. After all, both players came over from Europe to play in the NBA at a very young age. Nowitzki doesn’t think the comparisons go much further...2018
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• NBA Launching Investigation Into Mavericks After Baffling Luka Dončić, Roster Decisions

Dallas sat several key players in the game....2023
• Report: Mavs Considering Shutting Down Kyrie Irving, Luka Dončić

Dallas is currently out of the play-in tournament with three games left in the season....2023
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• Mavs’ Luka Dončić Fined for Making ‘Money’ Gesture at Officials

The Dallas star’s gripe with the officiating crew resulted in an ironic punishment from the league....2023
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• Embiid, Antetokounmpo highlight All-NBA First Team; was Jokić snubbed?
76ers center Joel Embiid, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Celtics forward Jayson Tatum highlight the 2022-23 All-NBA First Team, which was announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: Mavericks guard Luka Dončić and Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander round out the All-NBA First Team. Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, Warriors guard Steph Curry, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, Cavaliers ...2023
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• Mavericks’ playoff hopes take another blow in wild OT loss to Hawks: Is there still a path for Dallas?
The Atlanta Hawks held on to top the Dallas Mavericks 132-130 in a wild overtime finish Sunday. Here’s what you need to know: Trae Young knocked down two go-ahead free throws with 1.8 seconds left in OT, while Luka Dončić missed a potential game-winning three at the buzzer. Young was fouled by Kyrie Irving, who finished with a game-high 41 points, his highest single-game total with Dallas. ...2023
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• NBA All-Star game 2023: Team James, Team Antetokounmpo draft rosters
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• NBA to investigate whether Mavericks rested players against Bulls to tank for better draft pick
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• Report: Mavericks 'seriously considering' shutting down Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving
Dallas currently sits at No. 11 in the Western Conference, one game behind the final play-in tournament spot....2023
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• Dallas Mavericks 2024-25 season preview: How Luka Dončić and Co. return to Finals and win it all

Breaking down Dallas' biggest question, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlook....2024
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• Mavericks' Luka Dončić Enters COVID Protocols

Who should fantasy players target with Luka Dončić still sidelined? The post Mavericks' Luka Dončić Enters COVID Protocols appeared first on NESN.com....2021

• How the Boston Celtics switched their way toward an NBA championship
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• Luka Dončić is starting his NBA Finals journey under the spotlight with no place to hide

Boston’s brilliant march to Banner 18 is the lead story of these 2024 NBA Finals. In some respects, though, it’s the star on the other sideline who stands as the series’ main character....2024
• Mavs' Luka joins Steph with rare NBA playoff statistical feat

Steph Curry and Luka Dončić sure do love pulling from deep and stealing the rock....2024
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• Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving may be the most scheme-proof backcourt in NBA history
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• NBA Finals 2024: Schedule, TV, streaming, scores, and more for Celtics-Mavericks
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• 2024 NBA playoffs: Mavericks' treacherous path to NBA Finals is culmination of brilliant partnership

The Mavericks have been the lower-seeded team all postseason, but with Luka Dončić and Kyire Irving, they have proven to be more than formidable....2024
• NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks power past Anthony Edwards to take a 3-0 lead over Timberwolves

The Mavericks are now just one win away from their first NBA Finals trip since 2011....2024
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• Mavericks All-Star Luka Dončić available for Game 3 vs. Timberwolves after late questionable tag

Dončić has been dealing with an ailing knee throughout most of the playoffs....2024
• Timberwolves vs. Mavericks: Anthony Edwards, Luka Dončić and how the West will be won

We break down the Western Conference finals matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks, and make our prediction....2024
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• NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks bounce back in dominant win over Thunder to take 3-2 series lead

Luka Dončić had a 30-point triple-double to push the Mavericks past the Thunder on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City....2024

• Luka Doncic played some of the worst defense you’ll ever see on Jazz game-winner vs. Mavericks
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• Kyrie Irving’s magic completes the Mavericks’ new winning formula: ‘I was pretty far out’
"I couldn't believe it," teammate Luka Dončić said of Irving's buzzer beater. "I don't think people realize how tough of a shot that is."...2024
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• Max Strus’ 59-foot buzzer beater over Luka Dončić lifts Cavaliers past Mavericks
CLEVELAND — Max Strus’ 59-foot shot that left his hands just before the buzzer sounded splashed through the hoop and lifted his Cavaliers to a 121-119 thrilling win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Strus, who scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter — all on 3s — had no choice but to heave one from behind the half court line after the Mavericks took a 1-point lead with 2.6 seconds lef...2024
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• The Wemby Era is already fun, plus another Michigan scandal development
This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! A fresh batch of poll results are in. It is rare when Luka Dončić plays a basketball game in which he is not the biggest draw. And while he was the most established star in Dallas’ 126-119 win over the Spurs last night, he was not the main at...2023
• Mavericks’ playoff hopes take another blow in wild OT loss to Hawks: Is there still a path for Dallas?
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• Clippers Vs. Mavericks Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs Game 5 Online
The drama continues Tuesday evening between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks with an eventful series tied up at 2-2. After hitting an overtime game-winner at the buzzer in Game 4, Slovenien sensation Luka Dončić (ankle) is probable to play, along with Trey Burke (ankle). Meanwhile, the Mavericks will be without Kristaps Porzingis (knee). […] The post Clippers Vs. Mavericks Live ...2020
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• Here’s What Mavs’ Luka Dončić Was Up To Before Hitting OT Game-Winner
Luka Dončić made some magic Sunday night, hitting a game-winning triple at the end of overtime in the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Before sinking the buzzer-beater, however, Dončić was a little preoccupied with something else. The Mavs called a time out with 3.7 seconds left in the extra frame, […] The post Here’s What Mavs’ Luka Dončić Wa...2020
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