The Slovenian Luka Doncic returned this Wednesday after missing five games due to a muscle problem and signed a double double of thirty points and 17 assists. However, the Dallas Mavericks (125-127) lost at home to the Golden State Warriors and dropped to ninth place in the West.
There was no shortage of arbitration controversies, with the Mavericks lamenting and claiming two actions. In the first complaint, Doncic, very angry, claimed a foul by Draymond Green under the rim. They did not grant it and the Slovenian asked the referee how much money they had paid him. “There are things that are difficult to understand, I have never seen that in my life,” lamented Doncic while the referees defended themselves and claimed that they made the right decisions .
However, the play for which all of Dallas jumped came with two minutes to play in the third quarter with a slight lead for Golden State (87-88). Jason Kidd called a timeout after the ball went wide and, coming back from the break, the Texas team, according to what they believed the officials had indicated, thought it was possession for them and they positioned themselves in the middle. court to attack while the Golden State players were located on the Mavericks court. Jordan Poole served the ball from the sideline for Kevon Looney to dunk the rim without any opposition. “Possibly the worst mistake in NBA history,” Dallas owner Mark Cuban complained on Twitter. The Mavericks will file a formal complaint with the NBA.
Doncic had not competed since March 9, when he withdrew from the lost game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a thigh muscle problem. He returned with a great level, in a night in which the Texans could not count on Kyrie Irving. However, they added his fifth loss in the last seven games. The Warriors, defending champions, are sixth (38-36), in ‘playoff’ positions, while the Mavericks are ninth (36-37), and would need two ‘play-in’ rounds to access the ‘playoffs’.
