Kristaps Porzingis to El Comercio: “We have taken a step forward, we are playing without selfishness”

Dallas Mavericks showed his best face and overwhelmed Portland Trail Blazers in a new game of the regular season of the NBA. Despite not having Luka Doncic, top star of the Mavs, Kristaps Porzingis he took the team on his shoulder in a comfortable victory that allowed them to go 16-17 in the Western Conference. After finishing the game, El Comercio spoke with Porzingis on the productivity of the offense versus the Oregon franchise.

Kristaps Porzingis had a season-high 34 points and nine rebounds, and the Mavericks they beat the Trail Blazers 132-117 on Monday night.

Both teams were with several absences. TO Mavericks they were missing six, including the star Luka Doncic, due to the health and safety protocols of the NBA. Portland had seven fewer players by protocols, plus head coach Chauncey Billups.

For Dallas, Dwight Powell scored 22 points, his highest mark of the season, and Brandon Knight came off the bench to score 18 points in his third game with the Mavericks after he signed a hardship waiver on Dec. 23.

Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 26 points. Nassir Little had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

After the Blazers briefly tied the game at 41 thanks to a basket from Little, the Mavericks took control behind the play of Porzingis, who scored 24 of his points in the first half and spurred the Mavericks to a 72-53 lead at halftime.

At the post-match conference, I was able to converse with Kristaps Porzingis in perfect Spanish about the offensive of Mavericks. The Latvian center said the following: “From the beginning of the game we were supportive, we made the extra pass that we needed, that allowed us to have open shots. That has caused a domino effect in the whole team, we finished with 38 assists, a very high number ”.

Then he limited: “When we all touch the ball and move the ball, we are all happy and we give everything in defense. That happened to us tonight. For us it is very important to give that extra pass, to play without selfishness, we can all score. I think we have taken an important step in NBA”.

Mavericks will face the Sacramento Kings on December 29, while Portland Trail Blazers He will do the same against the Utah Jazz on the same day.