Luka Doncic clearly showed his anger after not being able to equalize the score at the end of the match, seeing the home team lose despite having a 20-point lead at one point.

In an NBA basketball match that lasted 48 minutes over 4 quarters, the Cleveland Cavaliers led for less than 4 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks. They spent most of their time following Luka Doncic and his teammates, sometimes facing a gap of more than 20 points.

But then perseverance and effort, combined with the opponent’s negligence, helped a struggling Cavaliers defeat the Dallas Mavericks on away field. From being down 20 points in the second half and 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a comeback to win 113-110 on the morning of December 28.

Luka Doncic played quite well in this match, but the Dallas Mavericks still lost despite leading by 20 points

When the final whistle sounded, the camera caught the image of Luka Doncic getting angry and saying something about his own coaching staff. Luka scored 39 points with 7 rebounds, 6 assists along with 2 steals and 2 blocks, but he also accounted for half of the team’s turnovers.

One of the turning points in the match came in the 4th round, where Doncic and his teammates suddenly “hungry for points” for 5 consecutive minutes. From a 105-96 lead, Dallas laid the foundation for Cleveland’s 15-0 run.

By the time Luka quenched the Mavericks’ thirst for points with 5 consecutive points, the Cavaliers had the advantage in both score and spirit. There was still a chance for Dallas in the final seconds when they held the ball and were 3 points ahead but no miracle happened.

The match ended with the final score 113-110 in the anger of Luka Doncic and the joy of a Cleveland team that was missing many pillars.

Although Luka Doncic reached the 30-point mark for the 14th time in the last 15 matches, the Dallas Mavericks still played unstable with 7 wins and 8 losses. This is the 10th consecutive game that Kyrie Irving has been absent, but it’s hard for Dallas to blame injury for this defeat.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are missing not just one but three important pillars in the squad, including the team’s best scorer, Donovan Mitchell, and two young talents, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley.

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are missing many key players, they can still defeat Luka Doncic and his teammates right in Dallas

Next to Luka Doncic is Seth Curry, who had 19 points (season-high) for the whole game but cooled down in the fourth quarter. If counting the last half alone, Doncic and Curry only had 2-11 FGs.

“This can be considered an unlucky match for us. There were many shots from an empty position but the ball did not go into the basket”, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd shared after the game.

“On the other side of the field, we also need to defend better, the opponent’s late-game scoring streak is unacceptable. Obviously the team needs to play better at the end of the game. We will try to improve that”.

Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kiid

A major contributor to bringing the Cleveland Cavaliers to a spectacular comeback victory was the trio of Jarrett Allen (24 points, 23 rebounds), Isaac Okoro (22 points, 4-7 3PT) and reserve scorer Caris LeVert (29 points, 7 assists).

In particular, LeVert had an extremely important 3-pointer to end the 15-0 run in the 4th quarter, boosting the Cavaliers’ spirit and bringing about their 3rd victory in the last 4 matches.

This result has great spiritual significance for Cleveland, the team is missing the team’s 3 best scoring players: Mitchell (27.7 PPG), Garland (20.7 PPG) and Mobley (16.0 PPG).