HOUSTON — Luka Doncic waved his arms at the top of the arc. He waited wide open. He felt “hot.” Time to bury the Houston Rockets. With 19.2 seconds remaining...
Doncic’ second-ever 50-point performance sparked more questions about the roster surrounding the superstar.
“Luka is Luka,” coach Jason Kidd said. “He’s the best player in the world, and he showed that tonight.” He had plenty to celebrate in the second quarter — especially a dish from two-way guard McKinley Wright IV to Theo Pinson for a 3-pointer that prompted him to leap off the bench during his rest period — as the Mavericks unleashed a 25-9 run to lead by as many as 16 points.The Rockets outscored Dallas 34-20 in the period to erase the Mavericks’ 61-50 halftime lead in the first six minutes.
By the time Doncic reached 40 points midway through the fourth quarter — his sixth time reaching the scoring mark this season — none of the other 10 players Kidd inserted had tallied more than nine. Dallas can extend Wood’s contract by four years and $77 million from now through the start of free agency next summer, but it remains unclear how and when the negotiations will unfold — before the NBA’s February trade deadline and beyond.
But Dallas risked allowing a central player to reach free agency without an extension last season, and Jalen Brunson’s departure with no compensation from the New York Knicks still lingers as a significant loss.Doncic made sure to provide enough single-handed firepower to thrive in the present.The Mavericks’ injury report grew — again — on Friday night.
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