Alongside Kyrie Irving - Luka Doncic made history, Dallas Mavericks defeated Philadelphia

Before entering the great battle with the Philadelphia 76ers today (March 3), the Dallas Mavericks have caused quite a bit of disappointment with 5 defeats in the last 6 appearances.

While All-Star defender duo Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have not been able to bond well, their scoring efficiency is also not high and resulted in only 1 win in 5 appearances together.

But right at the moment of the most doubt, Doncic and Irving shined, even doing something unprecedented in the club's history to lead Dallas to victory.

Led by Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic themselves, the Mavericks overcame the Philadelphia 76ers with an explosive third half, winning the match 133-126.

Doncic led with 42 points, 12 assists and 4 rebounds. Right behind him was Irving with 40 points, 6 assists, 3 steals. Both have a combined finishing performance of 28-44 FG and 13-21 3PT.

This is the first time in the history of the Dallas Mavericks that a pair of teammates have scored over 40 points together, and also the third time this set of indicators has appeared in this year's season across the NBA.

After the first half of a tense match, the Dallas Mavericks jumped up in the third half when they scored 39 points, bringing the gap between the two teams to 25 points at times. However, Philly immediately revived with a 17-0 streak to shorten the gap to 4 points.

Unfortunately, Dallas' 25-point advantage was too big for them to wake up and regain control in the final round. The 15-point gap was restored with about 3 minutes remaining before the Mavericks overcame the 76ers with a score of 133-126.

Besides Doncic's 42 and 44 points with Irving, Dallas had important contributions from Reggie Bullock (5-10 3PT), Maxi Kleber (9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) and Christian Woods (10 points).

On the Philadelphia 76ers side, Joel Embiid did all he could with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Right behind him are James Harden with 27 points, 13 assists and Tyrese Maxey with 29 points (12-21 FG). Unfortunately, that's not enough.

This result could not have been more timely for the Dallas Mavericks team, more so for the duo Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. In addition to training the doubts and apprehensions of the past time, they also run a good psychological momentum for another remarkable big battle taking place next Monday. It was the epic battle between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns.

Already rivals in recent seasons, Dallas and Phoenix's match will have more "fire" thanks to Kyrie Irving's confrontation with Kevin Durant, which will be the first time the two will play opponents since 2019.