The Dallas Mavericks passed the midway point in the NBA seeding games with the unenviable task of facing the number one team in the league: the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Mavericks jumped out to a quick lead, going up 24-13 behind Luka Doncic absolutely cooking early.
While the Mavericks took their zero turnovers and three point lead into the second quarter, officiating frustrations and Milwaukee making a push left the Mavs down nine at half — being outscored 39-27 in the second quarter.
A side note, even though it’s great when Luka dishes 10 first half assists, it’s never good when you let Brook Lopez score 21 in a quarter (34 points in the game).