The Dallas Mavericks dropped yet another game. Despite Luka Doncic notching 41 points, the Mavericks faced a 127-126 loss at the hands of the Washington Wizards. The game was a close one all throughout the night. Neither team led by more than eight points. In the end, it was Kyle Kuzma who sealed the game’s fate.
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Luka worked his magic yet again tonight, but failed to get the result he desired.
Luka Dončić tonight
41 PTS
15 REB
6 AST
16-29 FG— Another MVP game that the Mavs lose. pic.twitter.com/4xCKs7pmzZ
— MavsMuse (@MavsMuse) January 25, 2023
This marked the 7th loss in the last eight games for the Mavericks. Despite Luka putting up an MVP-caliber season, the Mavs have a 25-24 record and have fallen down to the 6th seed in the West.
The frustration of losing tonight’s game was clear from this one clip.
Luka Doncic ripped his jersey after missing a go-ahead free throw.
In a one-point game, Luka Doncic made a shot where he was fouled. This put Luka on the free throw line with the Mavs down 125-126. He knocked down the first attempt but then failed to get the other one to fall in.
This had Luka visibly frustrated, and he ended up ripping his jersey a little bit.
Luka rips part of his jersey after missing the go ahead free throw pic.twitter.com/TraISYaQDb
— hoops bot (@hoops_bot) January 25, 2023
Clearly, it was a frustrating loss for Luka and the Mavericks. The Wizards came in without Kristaps Porzingis and having traded Rui Hachimura recently. However, they still managed to claw a win against the Mavs on their home court.
After the game, Luka took the blame for the loss and said,
Luka Doncic blamed himself for Mavs’ 127-126 loss to Wizards despite his 41-15-6 line. He focused on missed go-ahead FT — followed by an angry jersey rip — and last-second turnover. “I was mad because I missed the free throw. Then I lost the ball, too. It was on me this game.”
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 25, 2023
While the final seconds may have cost the game, the Mavs were only in that position because of Luka.
After the game, Kyle Kuzma was chirping at a comment on Twitter.
Spencer Dinwiddie’s comment makes Kyle Kuzma respond on Twitter
The loss wasn’t easy for anyone on the team, and Spencer Dinwiddie let the same be known with his post-game comment.
Spencer Dinwiddie, very consistent at many things, including dissing the Wizards:
“If you come in here and get in a shootout with the Warriors last year or the Celtics this year or something like that, it’s a little bit different tone. They’re not exactly stalwarts over there.”
— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) January 25, 2023
However, Kyle Kuzma wasn’t too happy to see a former teammate say things like that and chose to respond to the same.
The funny thing is they don’t play winning basketball 🤣🤣🤣✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽👋🏽🤡 https://t.co/O4klCwulLG
— kuz (@kylekuzma) January 25, 2023
That’s a low blow by Kuz, and he probably might receive a response to the same in his DMs.
