On the brink of elimination in Game 6 the Mavericks came out and played like they were desperate and blew out the Suns by winning 113-86 and forced a Game 7 on Sunday.
Here is the national reaction to Game 6 between the Mavs and Suns:
Luka Doncic is tied for the third-fastest (in terms of games played) in NBA history to reach 700 playoff points. He trails only Wilt Chamberlain & Michael Jordan. pic.twitter.com/FM2WCDr0pD
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 13, 2022
Devin Booker’s warmup: lunges, sprints, mid ranges, free throws, layups, extensive stretching routine
Luka’s warmup: has Maxi bounce the ball off his head
— Stephanie Lamm (@stephanierlamm) May 13, 2022
Ironically, this is more of a “Luka Special” than the actual “Luka Special”
— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) May 13, 2022
it’s a real shame this series hasn’t started yet. can’t wait for someone to win on the road so we can finally start watching.
— tim cato (@tim_cato) May 13, 2022
Chris Paul is already the first player ever to blow four 2-0 leads in a best-of-7 series.
2-0 vs Spurs in 2008
2-0 vs Grizzlies in 2013
2-0 vs Blazers in 2016
2-0 vs Bucks in 2021He’s one loss away from extending that record. pic.twitter.com/EwsJy20072
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 13, 2022
Luka backing that Talk up!!!
He cookin these dudes😂— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) May 13, 2022
Reggie bullock making hella plays
— kuz (@kylekuzma) May 13, 2022
Not everything a tech or a flagarant holy lol it’s just called basketball
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) May 13, 2022
LUUUUUUUUUUUUUKAAAAA
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) May 13, 2022
In a shock to me, the Phoenix Suns look like a non-playoff team tonight in a closeout game at Dallas. Chris Paul might as well be Cliff Paul. Oh, well, on to Game 7.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 13, 2022
A TAUNT THAT MAN PUT HIS ELBOW INTO LUKA’S FACE LIKE HE WAS VINCE CARTER AT THE DUNK CONTEST LOL
— PLAYOFF R/WWWWWWAVERICKS (@redditmavericks) May 13, 2022
What’s Scott Foster doing Sunday?
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) May 13, 2022
can’t remember the last time I watched a playoff series where home court mattered this much. both of these teams look completely different depending on if they’re at home or on the road.
— Josh Bowe (@Boweman55) May 13, 2022
Luka Doncic in elimination games…..
39 PPG
9 RPG
10.3 APG— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) May 13, 2022
Luka Dončić has his 5th playoff game with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, breaking a tie with Dirk Nowitzki for the most in Mavs postseason history.
Nowitzki’s 4 games came across 145 games in his playoff career; Luka needed just 22 to pass him. pic.twitter.com/L6pkQ151p1
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 13, 2022
Luka Doncic took the ball from Chris Paul on one end and then backed him down for a bucket on the other. Get ready for Game 7.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 13, 2022
DAL is better than I thought. I did not expect this.
Makes me think you need a regular season center and some 5 out combination with someone capable on switches that doesn’t kill you offensively. Even with Ayton’s size advantage you aren’t going to run a post offense in 2022
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) May 13, 2022
In a stat that I just had to triple check because it doesn’t seem possible, with a quarter to go, here’s CP3’s numbers over the last 4 games:
31 points
17 turnovers
15 fouls— nick wright (@getnickwright) May 13, 2022
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