{"id":222887,"date":"2021-04-09T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T06:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kristaps-porzingis-shows-mavericks-he-can-be-clutch\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T09:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T06:44:36","slug":"kristaps-porzingis-shows-mavericks-he-can-be-clutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kristaps-porzingis-shows-mavericks-he-can-be-clutch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kristaps Porzingis shows Mavericks he can be clutch"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Kristaps Porzingis shows Mavericks he can be clutch<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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DALLAS \u2014 Kristaps Porzingis got two quick shots on purpose and another by accident in the fourth quarter while putting Dallas in front of Milwaukee for good a night after app<\/a>earing unhappy over not getting any looks late in a loss to lowly Houston.<\/p>\n

Those eight consecutive points helped put quite the bookends on arguably the worst loss of the season for the Mavericks: victories over NBA-leading Utah and the Eastern Conference-contending Bucks.<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic scored 27 points, Porzingis had 26 points and 17 rebounds playing on consecutive days for the first time in two months and the Mavericks beat the Bucks 116-101 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Porzingis, a former Knick, scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including consecutive 3-pointers right after returning to the game<\/a> before Milwaukee\u2019s Pat Connaughton and Donte DiVincenzo collided on a rebound and the loose ball fell to the 7-foot-3 Latvian for an easy dunk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was a big play, too,\u201d Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. \u201cIt was a little bit of things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

DiVincenzo scored 22 points and Bobby Portis had 20 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Bucks. They dropped to 1-2 without reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, out with left knee soreness.<\/p>\n

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Kristaps Porzingis slams one home during the Mavericks\u2019 116-101 win over the Bucks.<\/figcaption>
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The big finish for Porzingis came a night after he didn\u2019t get a shot in the fourth despite an efficient scoring effort and had a cryptic post-game reply in a 102-93 loss to the Rockets that ended a season-best five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good,\u201d said Porzingis, who was 10 of 20 and made all four attempts in the fourth, three from long range. \u201cTo just come in right away and hit that pump-fake 3. After you hit one like that, you feel in good rhythm and got a couple more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Porzingis finished a rebound off his season high, and his only assist set up a corner 3-pointer by Dorian Finney-Smith for a 110-97 lead with 2:17 remaining.<\/p>\n

Already missing their star, the Bucks had rough shooting nights from Khris Middleton (14 points) and Jrue Holiday (13), who were a combined 12 of 43 from the field. Milwaukee shot 38% while finishing its second six-game road trip<\/a>, the longest of the season, with the same 3-3 record as the first.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a little bit more of a load on both Jrue and Khris,\u201d Budenholzer said. \u201cI think they\u2019re learning to take that. Playing without Giannis, he can\u2019t play 48 minutes. I think there\u2019s going to be good stretches for us in learning from these experiences playing without him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas took control with a 13-2 run that included an overturned call when Finney-Smith blocked a dunk attempt by Middleton and immedia<\/a>tely signaled to the bench to challenge the foul.<\/p>\n

The Bucks finished the third quarter on a 12-0 run for an 84-80 lead, all after Doncic checked back in with 1:45 remaining in the quarter and the Mavericks holding their biggest lead of the game to that point at eight.<\/p>\n

DiVincenzo capped the run with the fifth of his six 3-pointers after Tim Hardaway Jr.\u2019s inbound pass was intercepted with 21 seconds remaining. The other three Dallas turnovers in the final 90 seconds were by Doncic, who also drew his 12th technical foul. The Slovenian star is four away from an automatic one-game suspension.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an emotional competitor,\u201d coach Rick Carlisle said. \u201cIt all comes from the right place. He\u2019s smart. He knows where the count is. If he\u2019s going to get 16, he\u2019ll get it in a situation where it\u2019s time for a day of rest anyway.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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