AND Dallas Mavericks They were far from energy in their first game since Tim traded Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers and bought Anthony Davis.
Mavericks allowed Cleveland Cavaliers 91 points at halftime and lost the game 144-101.
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Cleveland Cavaliers keeper Sam Merrill responds after hitting a 3 -point basket in the first half of the NBA Basketball match against Dallas Mavericks, on Sunday, February 2, 2025 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/sue huge)
“Everyone was locked even in trade and everything that was happening today,” said Cavsa Evan Mobley star after the game. “We started hot and held our feet on the gas.”
Sam Merrill added nine 3-pointer to Cleveland. The Cavaliers made 16 3-pointer in the first half and ended with a total of 26.
“We were in 80 (points) with the remaining four minutes, and I said,” Man, let’s try to get 100, “Merrill said.” But these games are not always easy. I was part of the games where everyone is out there, which is a close game because it’s hard to have the right way to think about such a game.
“It’s such a merit for beginners to go out and play in the right way, communicate and defend and share basketball. To go out to that great guidance, then entered the bench and continue. ) is crazy. “
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Mavericks Guardian Luka Doncic watches from the team of Team during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at the American Airlines Center 27 January 2025 in Dallas. (Jerome Miron-Hagn Pictures)
It was the closure of a wild day for Mavericks. Dallas woke up, and his five-time All-Star traded the Lakers abruptly.
Mavericks General Director Nico Harrison defended the contract Before the game.
“I understand why [fans] would be shocked, at first, “Harrison said Dallas Morning News.
“But I believe we have positioned ourselves to win now, and also in the future we win. And that is ultimately the goal and why we are here. This is one of those things in which my job is to make the difficult decisions that our goals set up first and most importantly. “
Doncic’s $ 207 million extension should expire this year, and was supposed to be for Supermax worth more than $ 340 million. In addition, he soon managed to exclude himself from any other contracts. So Harrison wanted security. Now it is no longer eligible for Supermax.
“We really feel like we were ahead of what would be a tumultuous summer, and he was eligible for Supermax, and also a year of him, which can be excluded from any contract,” Harrison said. “And so we felt like we were going out in front of it. We knew teams, they had it outside, the teams were loading themselves to try to sign it after getting available.”
Chief coach Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd, left, and Director General Nico Harrison talk about Luka Doncic’s store on February 2, 2025 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/sue huge)
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Doncic thanked the fans for his support while he was with Dallas. He did not mention the Mavericks in his goodbye message.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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