Luka Doncic and Mavs take care of business against undermanned Knicks


Fred Katz: Final: Mavericks 122, Knicks 108. Knicks fall to 33-19, fourth in the East. • DiVincenzo 36 pts, 7-12 3Ps • Hart 23-10-12 • McBride 21-6-5 • Achiuwa 13-16-3 • Doncic 39-8-11
Source: Twitter @FredKatz

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Kidd said he spoke to Washington and Gafford and “both are excited.” Particularly to play with Doncic and Irving. – 10:11 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Final: Mavericks 122, Knicks 108.
Knicks fall to 33-19, fourth in the East.
• DiVincenzo 36 pts, 7-12 3Ps
• Hart 23-10-12
• McBride 21-6-5
• Achiuwa 13-16-3
• Doncic 39-8-11 – 9:59 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Doncic lighting up New York
pic.twitter.com/2AH2joLcqq9:53 PM

Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Steph Curry has 225 threes this season after making 11 versus the Pacers. The player with second-most is Luka Doncic, who came into the night with 167 threes (Mavs still playing). – 9:28 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through three quarters, the Mavs lead the Knicks 87-71.
• DiVincenzo 23 pts
• Hart 17-7-6
• Achiuwa 8 & 13
• McBride 10-4-4
• Doncic 24-5-9 – 9:25 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs geting a balanced attack vs shorthanded NY leading 59-48 at half. 12-6-8 for Luka. Hardaway 11, Jones 0 and Kyrie 9 as Mavs shoot 50% DiVicenzo with 16 for NY. Mavs trying for their 1st 3 game win streak in a month. 2nd half soon @971TheFreak – 8:53 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Mavericks up 11 over the Knicks at halftime. Luka Doncic with 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Donte DiVincenzo with 16 points. Jacob Toppin, Charlie Brown Jr. among the Knicks who you may have never seen play for them that saw the floor. – 8:43 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Luka behind the back DIME 🤩
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/pErwzvG2MB8:15 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through one quarter, the Mavs lead the Knicks 28-22.
• McBride 8 pts, 2 asts
• Hartenstein 5-3-2
• DiVincenzo 5 pts
• Doncic 5-2-3 – 8:10 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Luka Doncic just pump faked against a double team then threw a behind-the-back pass from the 3pt line to a cutter at the rim. Just ridiculous. – 8:04 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Green, Jones, Kleber, Irving, Doncic
NY starters: Achiewa, Hart, Hartenstein, DiVincenzo, McBride
6:45 tip @971TheFreak – 7:15 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Who is the best value to score 40+ points tonight?
Brunson vs. DAL (+280)
Luka at NY (+180)
Giannis vs. MIN (+190)
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Michael Dugat @mdug
Anyway, as of this moment, really like the moves and can’t wait to see what the new guys look like on the court with this team … soon.
Also, if true that Luka was particularly pleased about getting PJ …that could prove to be a big deal even if only for temporary mental boost – 7:05 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Doncic, Irving and Kleber are in, Kidd says. – 6:03 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Big Apple fandom awaits Doncic. pic.twitter.com/XsDanErjrA4:58 PM

Michael Dugat @mdug
Also, I wore my Mavs sweatshirt today that I am assuming is now lucky since I wore it when Luka put up 73.
So, if this all works out, it’s pretty much all me. – 4:00 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Luka Doncic has a $49M player option for the 2026-27 season, he’ll be a free agent in the 2027 offseason as a 28-year-old pic.twitter.com/2w4oxdzCQ53:15 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
PJ Washington this season:
13.6 PPG
5.3 RPG
2.2 APG
Now playing alongside Luka and company. pic.twitter.com/aGrCJmEHuz1:09 PM

Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Josh Green has had a really nice stretch for Dallas on the offensive end. Playing alonside Luka and Kyrie, he has to find ways to be productive from the corners. Green did an excellent job of this against Philadelphia earlier this week, both scoring and facilitating. pic.twitter.com/juYCOjbg1V11:47 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
NBA History
14 points
8 rebounds
8 assists
4 blocks
4 3’s
Vince Carter – 2005
James Harden – 2015
Luka Doncic – 2021
Cade Cunningham – 2022
AL HORFORD – Tonight
Al, 38 in June, is the only player over 30 on this list. – 10:40 PM

More on this storyline

StatMuse: Luka tonight: 39 PTS 8 REB 11 AST 5 STOCKS 5th 35/5/10 game with 5+ stocks. Only Harden has more by an active player. statmuse.com/nba/player/luk… -via Twitter @statmuse / February 8, 2024
Tim MacMahon: Official injury report describes Luka Doncic’s injury as a broken nose, but he’s probable vs. Knicks tomorrow. Kyrie Irving (thumb) is also probable. Dereck Lively II (nose surgery) and Dante Exum (knee bursitis) remain out. -via Twitter @espn_macmahon / February 7, 2024
“I think half the stuff that Luka does and Kyrie does, if any other person tried to do it, they would trip over themselves,” Josh Green says. In Dallas, there’s the perennial MVP candidate who just dropped 73 points in a game; there’s the revered, championship-minted scorer with moves for days; and then there’s everyone else. “I think it makes it easy because there’s no jostling for position,” Harrison says. “Where do I rank? Well, you’re behind these two.” -via The Ringer / February 7, 2024





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