Mavericks need to get Luka Doncic more help, and superstar's unusually bad night shows exactly why
It's no secret that the Dallas Mavericks rely heavily upon the heroic efforts of Luka Doncic on a night ly basis to succeed. Just a couple days ago it took two Game -tying 3-pointers from Doncic and double overtime for the Mavericks to outlast the 12th-place Los Angeles Lakers. He leads the league in scoring at 33.8 points a night , and his 42.8 usage percentage this season already tops the previous NBA record, which was accomplished by Russell Westbrook in 2017. The Mavericks need Doncic to put up monster numbers every game, and when he doesn't, well, you get results like Dallas' Saturday night loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In 35 minutes of action, Doncic put up just 15 points, his lowest scoring total on the season, shooting a lowly 36.8 percent from the field as the Mavericks fell, 136-119, on the first night of a back-to-back in Portland. The loss dropped the Mavericks to 2-8 in Game s w...