Mavs did not win and Luka Doncic raised his voice

The Mavericks lost again, this time for the second time to the Utah Jazz in three nights, and star guard Luka Doncic did not hide his frustration with the fall of Dallas.

Doncic scored 25 points, and Jalen Brunson scored 13 for the Mavericks (8-11) on Friday, who lost four in a row.

“Terrible … I would say that at the moment it seems that we don’t really care, honestly, whether we win games or not. We just need to have more energy and more effort. ”Doncic said.

“It simply came to our notice then. I’ve never felt this way. We have to do something, because it doesn’t look good. We need to step up and talk to each other and play much better than that. It is above all effort, “he added.

Weakened by multiple injuries and no viruses this season, the Mavs acknowledged the lack of chemistry after Wednesday’s loss to Utah, but also said they are not playing hard enough. Once again, the Mavericks were one step slower to lose balls and recoveries in the game.

“I thought we were playing harder. We just didn’t play well at first. Look, the offensive recoveries they got was a big, big problem. And that is the attention to detail. It wasn’t good “, said Dallas coach Rick Carlisle.

Jazz held the Mavericks 19-3 with 12 points, the lowest in the season, in the first quarter. In one fell swoop, the Jazz stole the ball in three consecutive Dallas possessions.

At the break, the Mavericks reduced the lead to 61-45 due to Doncic’s 17 points in the first half.