After shedding to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, Dallas Mavericks stars Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic at the moment are 0-2 as a backcourt duo.

Regardless that Irving scored 26 factors within the fourth quarter, it wasn’t sufficient for Dallas. Irving and Doncic combined for 69 total points within the sport however nonetheless fell in need of the Timberwolves.

The ultimate possession of the sport was notably unhealthy for the Mavericks. Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels shut down Doncic whereas Western Convention All-Star reserve Anthony Edwards stayed connected to Irving.

Clearly flustered, Doncic and Irving handed the ball forwards and backwards to 1 one other till they finally turned the ball over. It was ugly:

Mavs did not get a shot off of their closing possession pic.twitter.com/69bDL6Xv1D

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 14, 2023

Already up by three factors, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards mentioned head coach Chris Finch requested if the Timberwolves wished to foul to keep away from a possible game-tying basket. Edwards, nevertheless, mentioned they elected to “get a stop” on the defensive finish.

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd mentioned the “next step” for Dallas is to determine who’s going to shoot the ball on that kind of possession. He predicts that can take a while.

Regardless of the back-to-back losses, in the meantime, Doncic has maintained that he has had a lot of fun taking part in alongside Irving to this point.

Dallas can solely hope Irving stays “ecstatic” to play for the Mavericks — particularly with the Lakers and the Suns looming as potential locations for the guard in free company.