By all indications, this was going to be the night on which a lot of what has been wrong in Mavs Land would begin to be right again. Kyrie Irving was back....
With eight games remaining, Dallas has lost six of its last eight games, is 11th in the West and in danger of careening out of the playoff race as it embarks on a five-game road trip beginning Sunday against Charlotte.
“We’ve got to show we care,” Doncic said. “It starts with me first. I’ve got to lead this team. Being better, play harder, it’s on me.”This was their first game together since March 8. Kidd said he was hopeful that Friday would be the start of the duo regaining continuity. Instead, Dallas fell to 3-7 in games Doncic and Irving have played together.
Injury-ravaged Charlotte was coming off a 19-point Thursday loss at New Orleans in which it finished the game with seven healthy players. Although the Hornets got some reinforcement and suited up 11 players, Friday had the makings of a walkover for Dallas.Trailing 69-55 at halftime, the Mavericks left the court to a smattering of boos.
That seemed to trigger something — embarrassment? — in the home team. Trailing 90-69 with 4:26 left in the third quarter, Dallas scored 10 straight points and continued charging, pulling to within 97-96 with 8:28 left in the game.
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