San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks
· National Basketball AssociationDoncic scores 28, Thompson adds 22 in Dallas debut as Mavs top Spurs 120-109
Kyrie Irving had 15 points for the defending Western Conference champions, who got eight assists from Doncic and seven rebounds from Thompson.
Victor Wembanyama shot just 5 of 18 from the field for 17 points to open the young French phenom's second year with the Spurs. Jeremy Sochan and Julian Champagnie scored 18 apiece.
Mavericks: Dallas has been talking defense with the star offensive trio of Doncic, Irving and Thompson. There was a brief display in the third quarter with three consecutive San Antonio turnovers. Thompson had the first steal, Irving the next two. Dallas scored just two points, though.
This story updates a previous version to correct that Dallas was 13 of 21 from 3-point range in the second half instead of 13 of 18.
Regular Season Series
DAL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 109 - 120 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 120 | |
4th 2.0 | shot clock turnover | 109 - 120 | |
4th 24.0 | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | 109 - 120 | |
4th 26.1 | Blake Wesley misses two point shot | 109 - 120 |
Statistics
SA | DAL | |
---|---|---|
39-86 | FG | 42-102 |
45.3 | Field Goal % | 41.2 |
12-36 | 3PT | 19-44 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 43.2 |
19-24 | FT | 17-23 |
79.2 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
52 | Rebounds | 50 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
40 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
30 | Assists | 27 |
6 | Steals | 9 |
5 | Blocks | 5 |
19 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
44 | Points in Paint | 38 |
18 | Fouls | 21 |
6 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,373 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W1 |
Houston | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Memphis | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
San Antonio | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
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