Irving and Doncic team up to take on a down-and-out Sixers team

Injuries are an essential part of sports. At this point in the season, anyone could miss, or even miss, the All-Star Game Playoffs. In Embiid's case, the final terms of his leave are still unknown; It is known that without him Sixers They will be out of the struggle for positions Playing in. this time, Mavericks who got Irving back After six games out of action with a sprained finger, they sweated but still managed to pull out the win in Fargo. An important victory in the aspirations of finishing in the noble area of ​​the table.

The Mavericks duo reunited with Doncic once again. Injuries have prevented them from being seen together on the field this season. After reaching 50 matches, only 23 times can coincide both of them. This greatly hampers the aspirations of the team who still struggle against tall players in the 3/4 and in the inner area. Philadelphia took advantage of this during the first quarters, but the losses took their toll as well. The aforementioned Embiid was joined by two rookies in Batum and Melton, while the losses of Exum and Lively in Texas were as noticeable as other days.

The game started off very poorly for the locals with Maxi starting 7 and 3 from 3, but it only lasted five minutes. An offensive error led to him being benched three-man in the first quarter and the success faded. Success that Tim Hardaway He didn't have it: in 21 minutes he was on the right track He couldn't get a point0 out of 8, in what may be one of the last matches for this team. Doncic wasn't great, and the defense Springer provided during the second quarter caused several losses Consecutive. It was the best moment for Philadelphia, which left with little advantage, thanks in part to the emergence of A.J Josh Green That from the outside he was the only one who saw the basket (in the first half he left with fifteen points and 80% on field goals).

To Irving, And whoever was returning, it was difficult for him to appear except for his appearance In the third quarter with 11 points And the loss of just one shot diminished all the efforts made by Nick Nurse's team. Finally, Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and distributed eight assists, and Luka Doncic scored 19 points. In contrast, Oubre with 19 and Harris, doubtful until the warmup due to the flu, with 17, were the best in another defeat.

The problems without the Cameroonian Embiid are more than clear. 4-11 without him With doubt as to whether he will be able to play this season.

In a conference that already sits in fifth place, they could find themselves fighting for the home-court factor in the first matchup. “I don't want to make excuses”76ers coach said, Nurse Nick. “Some of these guys They're not even close to 100 percent and they're trying their best.. “They're running out of gas because of a lot of the illnesses they're coming out with.”