While it had been the Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving show, as it usually is, for the majority of Dallas’ game against Houston on Monday, it was Dante Exum who stood tall when the duo needed him most to help the Mavericks to a 147-136 overtime win .
Speaking to reporters after Monday’s game, Exum said there was a “split second” where he considered giving the ball to PJ Washington to take the shot before finding Doncic.“So I just went and grabbed it, tried to get the ball to Luka and obviously knew they were going to try and double so it was just about not getting the offensive foul first and then setting up my feet,” the Australian added.
“It’s not about the make or miss, it’s about the fundamentals that Dante exuded when he needed to make the shot,” Irving said.For the Rockets, it was a fifth straight loss after Houston won 11 on the trot to suddenly force its way into the playoff conversation.Jock Landale, who has made the most of his opportunity with regular starting big man Alperen Sengun sidelined, had 13 points in the loss.
That aggressive approach will be the key for Giddey when Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams return, especially if his 3-point shooting regresses. Speaking of Wiggins, he had a season-high 26 points to go with five assists and six steals for the Thunder in the win.“He knows when he needs to score, defend, rebound... tonight he did a great job. He was aggressive all night. He’s a really good creator with the ball in his hands.
The veteran was doing everything on Monday, even taking a charge at one point to the amusement of his teammates, who erupted on the bench. Ingles wasn’t the only Australian who clashed with a rival player on Monday, with Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels getting into it with Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker.
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