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Klay Thomspon drops 22 in his Dallas debut and Luka Doncic kicks off his season with an all-around outing because the Mavericks topple Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs
Luka Doncic racked up 28 factors, 10 rebounds, and eight assists on Thursday night time, October 24 (Friday, October 25, Manila time) because the Dallas Mavericks used a robust second half to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs, 120-109, within the season opener for each groups.
The Mavericks discovered their stroke within the third quarter to flip their two-point halftime deficit right into a 14-point lead. Dallas surged once more after the Spurs pulled inside 7 factors getting into the fourth quarter, constructing a 111-90 cushion with 6:01 to play.
Klay Thompson — who ended a historic championship chapter with the Golden State Warriors final July — added 22 factors whereas going 6-for-10 from past the arc in his Mavericks debut.
Dereck Full of life II had 15 factors and 11 rebounds, Kyrie Irving additionally scored 15 factors, and Jaden Hardy and PJ Washington every tallied 11 factors within the win.
Julian Champagnie and Jeremy Sochan paced San Antonio with 18 factors every. Victor Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes added 17 factors apiece.
Wembanyama added 9 rebounds however shot 5-of-18 from the ground, together with 1-of-8 from past the arc.
Klay Thompson units a @dallasmavs debut document with 6 threes as they win their opener!
Luka Doncic: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST
Dereck Full of life II: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST pic.twitter.com/Vy6yB61qTU— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2024
The Spurs led 22-20 after the primary quarter and went up 36-30 halfway via the second on Champagnie’s three-pointer.
Dallas pulled even at 42 on Full of life’s dunk earlier than the guests responded with a 7-2 run punctuated by a Sochan alley-oop layup with 1:16 left earlier than halftime.
San Antonio led 49-47 on the break after outshooting the Mavericks 45.2% to 35.8% within the half.
28 factors, 10 boards and eight dimes…
Together with this wild one in #PhantomCam.
Luka doing his factor on Night time 1! pic.twitter.com/rKFGSNVv6V
— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2024
Barnes led all scorers with 14 factors earlier than halftime, whereas Champagnie added a dozen for the Spurs. Doncic had 9 factors on the half to steer Dallas.
The Mavericks surged to open the third quarter, reeling off a 16-4 run for a 63-53 lead lower than 4 minutes into the interval. The lead expanded to 14 on Washington’s three-pointer with 7:11 left.
San Antonio fought again to inside 74-72 on a jumper by Keldon Johnson with 3:40 remaining within the interval earlier than Dallas answered and carried an 87-80 edge into the ultimate interval.
Mavs blue appears good on you, @KlayThompson 🔥#MFFL pic.twitter.com/mp2q7DSKE3
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 25, 2024
– Rappler.com
