“Trade Kristaps Porzingis, eh?”: Mavericks and NBA Twitter praise Latvian 7’3″ stretch big after 30 impressive points in 112-104 win vs Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

Akash Murty | 24/11/2021
"Trade Kristaps Porzingis, eh?": Mavericks and NBA Twitter praise Latvian 7'3" stretch big after 30 impressive points in 112-104 win vs Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

Dallas Mavericks won their game against the Clippers on the back of top performance by Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, but can the duo be trusted for a deeper playoff run?

On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks finally got their undisputed MVP Luka Doncic back in the starting lineup. The 2-time All-Star couldn’t participate in Mavs’ last 3-matches due to injury.

Those 3 matches were against the Phoenix Suns and the LA Clippers, their probable matchups for the Playoffs if the Mavs could make it there.

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Although they lost all three games, the margin was less in two of those. There has been another positive for Mavericks and the 1st year head coach Jason Kidd, their second star Kristaps Porzingis is finally looking like his old self.

He is looking like the guy who could help Doncic in taking Mavericks little further in the Playoffs.

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In Mavericks’ last 7 games the Unicorn has scored above 20 points and over 25 in four of those. In Doncic’s comeback game against the Clippers, both he and Porzingis had a good outing, scoring 26 and 30 points respectively. But the game went back and forth throughout.

At a point where the Mavericks looked like they’d run away with the victory, they allowed the Clippers back in the game and took it to overtime. Although they won it easily in the OT, it’s time to think for Kidd and Co that should they believe in this squad for the Playoffs or should they capitalize on Kristaps’ long-lost form and go for a mid-season trade.

Dallas Morning News sports reporter who covers the Mavericks thinks so.

The rumors are already building up.

But fans think otherwise, they want to give KP another chance.

Even Mavericks owner Mark Cuban responded to it.

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There won’t be a decent return for the Mavericks even if they put their big man up for trade. It’s good for the team that Cuban has decided to keep him.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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