Brian Dameris reacts to Luka finishes with 25 points after scoreless 1st Qtr, Mavs beat Hawks 109-95

Brian Dameris reacts to Luka finishes with 25 points after scoreless 1st Qtr, Mavs beat Hawks 109-95

Protecting the paint we talked about how well Atlanta’s been playing Seven 6 And1 I think in the last seven games jte Murray was was a big part of that they held him in check got to love the the passion and and the ability to continue to play at a

High level well and somebody who really set the tone with that passion you’re talking about the way he played for the very beginning PJ Washington Jr 19 points eight rebounds he’s getting some love from his teammates and he’s going to get some love in this interview from

Skim yeah that’s right a lot of love man that fourth quarter was a defensive slugfest tell me what was going on out there uh we just haded to get a a home win um obviously coming off a road loss we needed this one so I feel like everybody bought in especially in the

Four so we can close this one out uh you’ve been playing great defense and rebounding since you you gotten here but now the shooting’s really coming around five from eight from three to n it looks like you’re shooting the ball with a lot of confidence yeah I mean I’ve been

Putting a lot of work in so for me uh it was just about my footwork and obviously they’re starting to fall now so just’re shooting them with confidence and taking open ones all right what is the goal here six games left you guys are right

There in that Five Spot what is is the goal for the remainder of the Season uh take every game one at a time and obviously we want to win each and every night so for us obviously just take it at a at one game at a time and just go

Out with the same mentality of going out and win before the game I saw you walking with your father it’s got to be pretty good to be playing here at home with these Dallas Mavericks yeah I mean it’s a true uh dream come true for me

I’m just super excited to be here and I love it and I’m happy to be in this jersey and I’m happy to get wins as well we’re happy to watch you in that Jersey man keep it moving thanks a lot yes sir thank you all right back to you guys all

Right thanks again it was a very nice game by PJ Washington Jr tonight 19 points and eight rebounds Kyrie 26 Luca 25 and most importantly win number 46 for the Mavericks they beat the Hawks 10995 for Devon Harris scan the whole crew IM Mark followell the night of

Mavericks coverage is not over on WFAA in the Dallas Mavericks broadcast network we send it right now to Dana lson and Brian Dez for some brief postgame comments thank you Mark thank you very much and the beat goes on Brian deeris it’s often a little bumpy that

First game at home after a long road trip the Mavericks smoothed things out though and took care of business here this was a grinded out game Devon talked about it right there at the end you have to win these kinds of games in the playoffs when you don’t have your legs

You came off an 11-day trip first game back after coming off that long trip where you saw Luca didn’t score in the first quarter he scored 18 the first time he played these Hawks when he scored 3 but that mvp level that he is playing at you’re starting to see the

National narrative now shift in his Direction 25 points 12 rebounds eight assists he goes six of 15 from three this is the kind of Superstar leadership where he says you know what I’m going to put the team on my back and we’re going

To go get that W and you can see he does it in so many different ways he can sit there and find that vertical game with Daniel Gaff one of the new acquisitions that opens up everything on the offense and then he just puts defenders in to

Bind look I can do a one off the bank one arm three-pointer if I need to at the end of the half I’ll do a step back when you think I’m going to the paint I can shoot over bogdanovich here and then on the defensive end he’s the top 10 in

Steals he makes it difficult gets that steel there one of his top takes top 15 in rebounds Point assists and steals in the NBA only one person who’s only three people have ever done that five times MVPs have been won cuz bird and and West did it multiple times only one person

That’s done that at Westbrook the second time he did it didn’t win an MVP he’s got to start getting those National flowers these are the kind of games that championship teams are made of yeah I love this game for him because when watching him have that scoreless first

Quarter all I could think of was look out Atlanta Hawks he was going to come after them and be ready to go and he did uh actually go 25 points in the final three quarters you know what else jumped off the page and off the court in this

Game was the Mavericks defense you saw uh Maxi kba early on in this game Dwight Powell with a couple of of first half minutes that really really set the tone there you have it right there they made life very difficult in the paint for Atlanta and the Hawks ended up only

Shooting 40% and were uh probably a little nervous about going at The Rim as this game went along especially without Lively you needed Dwight pal step you needed Maxi CA to play those P minutes at the five and still be effective on offensive end since the trade deadline

This team is seventh in defense since the 11 of 13 now 12 of 14 win streak after that Indiana team meeting after the game third in defense that’s a recipe when you combine it with what this team can do offensively they hold the Hawks to 95 Murray’s held to 16 he’s

Been going off recently since Mur since Trey Young’s been out they only give up 32 points in a paint they’ve been Walling that off they did that so well against Sacramento last week and forced 21 turnovers different ways to win they can win when the three ball goes down they

Can win with the two-pointer and now they can win with defense you combine that kind of Defense with a supercharged offense which is though by the way top five in the NBA since the trade that’s why this team has won 12 of the last 14

And0 by the way one of those losses was without Luca speaking of Threes the Mavericks drained 18 of them in this game four of their five starters were in double figures and that included PJ Washington Jr who we just heard from with skin on the court you saw how big

His smile was uh this is a dream come true for him and a game like this is a dream for the Mavericks from him this is what smart front officers do they find a talented player who’s in a situation where they think he can be more effective in their system defensively

He’s one of the best on ball Defenders we have on this team that is underrated what he is bringing into defensively he can guard one through five and offensively if that three balls Fallen like that and he was five of eight today then he is going to be your reliable

Third scorer and you can just add what the center position gives you as gravy on top of that and oh by the way he had eight rebounds to go with it B on both ends both key acquisition since the trade deadline keep talking about the stats since there because it’s a totally

Different team it’s more athletic it’s taller it’s bigger it’s more versatile and what he can bring on both ends of the floor and what Daniel gaffer can bring for that vertical game especially with Lively out huge huge pieces that’s a big part of this run Mavs have now won

12 of their last 14 games and they have just methodically worked their way up the Western Conference standings sitting currently in fifth now and they still have their sights on the Clippers in fourth that would be homecourt advantage in the playoffs by the way the magic

Number now is five if the Kings lose in this game to the Knicks tonight to secure top six which really would uh be very good to go home and wake up in the morning with tomorrow yeah so you you want to stay at that six level you’ve

Got the tiebreaker over the uh the Suns at right there right below you you still fighting with the Pelicans that’s tied you’re going to look at division record you’re still trying to climb up to Fourth cuz you want home court and a potential four five matchup they need to

Go 4-2 down the stretch to get to 50 wins if they get that four seed it’s going to be hard to not give Luca his Hardware at the end of the year 50 wins they’ve clinched at least playing at 10 this is a team that had 34 wins last

Year great night here as the Mavericks got the home stand started off on a winning note and they’ll be back at it tomorrow with the Golden State Warriors coming in and we’ll have a for you right here on WFAA thanks for watching everyone we’ll see you next

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Brian Dameris reacts to Luka finishes with 25 points after scoreless 1st Qtr, Mavs beat Hawks 109-95