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On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks increased their winning streak to six games as they defeated the Sacramento Kings on the road for the second straight game. Both of these games were huge tests for the Mavs, and they showed their true colors in the wins.
Dallas’ superstar duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving was phenomenal in this game, as they combined for 56 points. The Kings couldn’t stop them, and they continue to mesh at an elite level, constantly showing that they are a top duo in the NBA.
Doncic came up big for the Mavs as he hit a free throw to give the team a four-point lead with four seconds left in the fourth quarter. This ultimately all but guaranteed the Mavs the win, and what happened after this showed how fired up Doncic was.
Mavericks star Luka Doncic throws epic taunt at Kings for unforgivable blunder
If Doncic headed back to the Mavs bench, he was chirping at Kings GM Vlade Divac, saying “he should’ve drafted me.” Divac elected to draft Marvin Bagley III over Doncic with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 Draft, and this has been one of the biggest draft blunders of all time.
Doncic wasn’t going to let Divac and the Kings forget about the massive mistake they made in the draft back in 2018, and the vibes from last night felt like a playoff game. Dallas won in both ways in this two-game series with Sacramento, as they blew them out once and won in the clutch once.
This epic taunt from Doncic at Divac and the Kings may be one of the most savage moments of Doncic’s career, and he is impossible to stop when he plays angry and motivated. This is a great sign for the playoffs, and if Doncic can keep this level of play up, the rest of the league will be in trouble.
Dallas has been the most clutch team in the NBA this season, and that was a massive change from last season. The Mavs could seemingly never close out games in the clutch last season, and their ability to win close games this season has been a reason that they’ve been so dominant.
Dallas’ next game is tomorrow night against the Houston Rockets. The Rockets and Mavericks hold the two longest winning streaks in the NBA (six and 11 games in a row), and this is a must-win game for Houston considering how close they are to securing a spot in the Play-In Tournament.
For all the latest on Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Dallas Mavericks for the final nine games of the regular season and the playoffs, stay tuned.
The Dallas Mavericks are in the middle of an intense playoff positioning battle in the Western Conference. As of Friday, March 29, the Mavericks are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. However, that could always change as we have about two weeks till the end of the regular season.
While the focus is on securing a top-six seed for the Mavericks, head coach Jason Kidd hopes to remain the head coach for the foreseeable future. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, Kidd is ‘hopeful that he can secure an extension this summer.’ Kidd is currently under contract through the 2024-2025 season.
The 51-year-old coach was hired by the Mavericks in 2021. That season, he instantly led the team to their first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2011, when the Mavericks won the title. In his first season as the Dallas head coach, the Mavericks finished as the West’s fourth seed with a 52-30, record but fell to the eventual champions Golden State Warriors in a five-game Western Conference Finals series.
Kidd played a vital role on that 2011 championship team as well. He wants to bring Dallas another championship alongside his two-headed backcourt monsters, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Last season did not go as planned as the team fell off the top ten in the West and eventually missed the play-in entirely. Kidd isn’t proud of that and will look for better results this postseason.
The Mavericks have a roster on paper that allows them to compete with the best teams in the league. They have a mix of experience and youth with rookie Derrick Lively II, veterans Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr., and Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington, who they traded for this past trade deadline. It’s the wild, wild West this season, and it’s up for grabs.
With Kidd at the helm, the Mavericks have the NBA’s sixth-best offense with a rating of 117.9. Their defense isn’t anything to boast about, as they have a 115.8 rating. Jason Kidd-led teams never have the best defense, but boy, does he know what he’s doing on the offensive side of the ball.
The Mavericks are playing good basketball down the stretch, with a 9-1 record in the last ten games. They’ve won five games in a row, and if they continue this trend, they have a chance to possibly sneak into the top five in the West. If Kidd can lead this team into the top five and to another deep playoff run, the Hall of Fame player will be in Dallas for a long time.