Justin Jackson’s 11-point first quarter had me freaking out a little bit. Only a little bit, because I knew from past experience that he wouldn’t keep it up, but you know that Carlisle told him to go out there and show his old teammates what they were missing out on. And even if Jackson didn’t…
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Luka Doncic 24 Points/6 Assists/2 Dunks Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
It took almost the entire season, but Luka Doncic is finally hitting the rookie wall. Not running straight into it, really, but more like gently nudging it while running alongside it. As the season lurched into February with Doncic actually speeding up instead of slowing down, I was hopeful that he’d be one of the…
Read MoreJustin Jackson 21 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
Whatever deficiencies Justin Jackson may or may not have, I will say that he has the appearance of a really nice basketball player. This is probably partly because he looks like Klay Thompson with the face of Jabari Parker, but there are other reasons. He’s big. He can run, as well as jump. His jumper…
Read MoreLuka Doncic Triple Double 29 Pts/13 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (3/18/2019)
Luka Doncic has been struggling for the past few weeks, shooting poorly from three and from the free throw line. However, just as a small amount of heretical doubt was creeping into my mind, he comes back at me with this big-time triple-double that erases any fears about him slowing down as the season comes…
Read MoreMaxi Kleber 18 Points Full Highlights (3/16/2019)
First video of the year for Maxi Kleber! I was beginning to worry that he’d just go the whole season without scoring more than 13 points despite playing decent minutes. Normally, a role-player of Kleber’s quality would have notched up to 10 DTB videos by this point in the season. But Kleber seemed content to…
Read MoreJalen Brunson 20 Points Full Highlights (3/14/2019)
Jalen Brunson, like almost everyone on the Mavericks, didn’t score any points in the fourth quarter of this game against the Nuggets, a game which ended with them losing by one. Luka Doncic did the bulk of the scoring in the quarter, with 8 points, while Dwight Powell added two free throws. And that was…
Read MoreLuka Doncic 24 Points/9 Assists/1 Dunk Full Highlights (3/14/2019)
Luka Doncic was already a lock for the ROTY of the Year award, but how much MORE of a lock would he be if had the opportunity to put “game winning poster dunk on national TV” on his resume? He could put it right between the bullet points that say “6 years experience playing Fortnite…
Read MoreDwight Powell 20 Points Full Highlights (3/12/2019)
Just letting Kristaps Porzingis know, if he’s planning to come into next season and start taking minutes from Dwight Powell, he’d be well served to stop those plans and instead plan to take minutes from other players. Because no one messes with Powell’s minutes on my watch and gets away with it. They’re already too…
Read MoreJalen Brunson Career High 34 Points Full Highlights (3/12/2019)
In an alternate universe, this game represents a symbolic passing of the torch. After a short run of exciting play culminating in a disastrous performance against the Spurs, Luka Doncic gets into his own head way too deep and is never the same, eventually retiring after three years to become a hermit in Iceland, but…
Read MoreJalen Brunson 18 Points Full Highlights (3/10/2019)
Okay, that’s it. Time to shut down Luka Doncic for the season. I don’t care if the Mavericks (who have a vested interest in pretend he’s healthy so they can sell more tickets) say he’s good to go. If my star rookie felt a pop in his knee and I didn’t even want to win…
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