In a thrilling game that came down to the wire, the Utah Jazz narrowly defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 115-113, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday night. Despite a stellar performance from Luka Doncic, who racked up 37 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, it was a defensive mishap that ultimately cost the Mavericks the game.
The game was tightly contested throughout, with both teams exchanging leads multiple times in the final minutes. With the score tied at 113-113, the Jazz executed a perfect play, culminating in a game-winning dunk by John Collins with just 6.4 seconds remaining. Doncic, who had been instrumental in keeping the Mavericks in the game, was caught off guard defensively, allowing Collins to slip behind him for the easy basket.
CLARKSON TO COLLINS FOR THE LEAD 🤯
Jazz up 2… 6.4 seconds left on NBA TV! pic.twitter.com/w04Ltwtk4E
— NBA (@NBA) November 15, 2024
The loss is particularly tough for the Mavericks, who are now on a four-game losing streak. Doncic, who has been under scrutiny for his defensive efforts this season, took responsibility for the lapse, admitting that it was a misunderstanding on the court.
“It was a misunderstanding. I thought I was going to go hit, and Grimes thought he was going to go hit. And it was a lob, so we misunderstood the bench. That’s on me.”
NBA Twitter though, absolutely destroyed Doncic for falling asleep on defense. Here are some of the best reactions.
Luka Oncic pic.twitter.com/5jWo61QE2h
— Len Werle (@RealLennyCarlos) November 15, 2024
Mavs need one stop in the final seconds.
Luka Doncic: pic.twitter.com/6tpii9MXqB
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 15, 2024
Luka Doncic is the worst superstar defender in the league, lost them the game. Let’s talk about it pic.twitter.com/dV5hpzXfEP
— Russ’ TD ⚡ (@RussFcb) November 15, 2024
Luka doncic when a stop is needed pic.twitter.com/6pKJjxGwaG
— ⏳ (@kingDiaws) November 15, 2024
Luka Doncic on offense
vs.
Luka Doncic on defense pic.twitter.com/HmkJpxP1Dx
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 15, 2024
Remember when Harden used to get clowned by mainstream media about his defense.
I wonder why they don’t do it with Luka?
pic.twitter.com/uBA5kDfQJx— jayson tatum is better than luka doncic. (@EuroHarden) November 15, 2024
Luka Doncic if he wasn’t good on offense pic.twitter.com/qcsub8i5e9
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 15, 2024
