The 5 takeaways from the Mavs’ 122-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks
Feb 9, 2019Dwain Price
TOO MANY PAINT POINTS: The Bucks scored 80 points in the paint on Friday. That’s way, way too many points to give up that close to the basket. To put that in perspective, the Mavs scored a total of 88 points in the paint when you combine their totals in recent consecutive games against Detroit and Cleveland. Against the Bucks, the Mavs scored 26 points in the paint. Overall, Milwaukee was 40-of-55 inside the paint for a healthy 72.7 percent.
RAINING THREES: The Mavs got things cranking from the outside as they converted 22 of their 53 shot attempts from 3-point territory. The 22 treys ties a franchise record the Mavs set when they made 22 baskets from downtown against New Orleans on Dec. 29, 2017. And the 53 attempts from behind the 3-point line represents the most 3-pointers the Mavs have ever attempted in a game, breaking the old record of 50 set during a Oct. 20, 2018 contest against Minnesota.
BURKE SHINES: In his second game with the Mavs after joining the team following last week’s trade with the New York Knicks, Trey Burke proved that he can fill up the stat sheet. In 27 minutes off the bench, Burke scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, distributed five assists and picked up two steals. Burke was 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point land. He also was a plus 15, which is the highest for any Mavs player since Dwight Powell was a plus 16 last Saturday at Cleveland.
HARDAWAY CONSISTENT: Since joining the Mavs following a Jan. 31 trade with the New York Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. has been a model of consistency. In his first game with the Mavs on Wednesday against Charlotte, Hardaway tallied 12 points, grabbed four rebounds, handed out two assists and had one steal in 26 minutes. In Friday’s game against the Bucks, Hardaway finished with 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes.
NEW STARTING FIVE: The Mavs started Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson in the backcourt, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dorian Finney-Smith at the forward spots, ad Maxi Kleber at center. That’s the first time the Mavs have started that lineup and is the 13th different starting lineup the Mavs have employed this season. The latest lineup change is due in part to the two recent trades that involved 10 players and two draft picks. The Mavs were even subbing five players at a time during Friday’s game.
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