The Dallas Mavericks were far from being energized in their first game since the team changed Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers and acquired Anthony Davis.
The Mavericks allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers 91 points in the part-time and lost the game 144-101.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, Sam Merrill, reacts after hitting a 3 -point basket in the first half of a NBA basketball match against the Dallas Mavericks, on Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogocki)
“Everyone was locked even with trade and everything that was happening today,” said the Cavs star Evan Mobley, after the game. “We started hot and kept our foot in the gas.”
Sam Merrill added nine triples for Cleveland. The Cavaliers made 16 triples in the first half and ended with 26 in total.
“We were at 80 (points) with which there were four minutes left, and I thought: ‘Man, let’s get 100’,” said Merrill. “But these games are not always easy. I have been part of the games in which everyone is outside, and it is a closed game because it is difficult to have the right mentality in a game like this.
“It is a loan for the holders to leave and play in the right way and communicate, defend and share basketball. To go out to that great advantage and then the bench boys enter and keep it in operation. I have been part of some 80 but 90 (in part time) is crazy. “
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The Mavericks Guard, Luka Doncic, observes from the team bank during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at the American Airlines Center on January 27, 2025 in Dallas. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
It was the closure of a wild day for the Mavericks. Dallas woke up, and his five times All-Star was abruptly changed to the Lakers.
The general manager of the Mavericks, Nico Harrison, defended the agreement before the game.
“I understand why [fans] He would be surprised, initially, “Harrison told The Dallas Morning News.
“But I think we position ourselves to win now and also win in the future. And that is the goal and why we are here. It is one of those things in which it is my work to make the difficult decisions that our objectives put first and what more important. “
The extension of $ 207 million of Doncic will expire this year, and had to have a Supermax that was worth more than $ 340 million. In addition, he could soon choose not to participate in any other offer. So, Harrison wanted security. Now, it is no longer eligible for the Supermax.
“We really feel that we anticipated what was going to be a tumultuous summer, being eligible for the Supermax and also a year away from that he could choose not to have any contract,” Harrison said. “And then we feel that we go in front of that. We know that the teams, have had it, the equipment has been loading to try to sign it once it is available.”
The chief coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd, on the left, and General Manager Nico Harrison discuss the trade of Luka Donc on February 2, 2025 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogocki)
Doncic thanked fans for their support while I was with Dallas. He did not mention the Mavericks in his farewell message.
