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Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic criticized the team’s defense after falling 126-117 to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday.
When asked what went wrong during a third quarter that saw the Warriors outscore the Mavs by 12 points, Doncic pointed to team defense and the need to improve it moving forward (beginning at the 30-second mark):
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“Bad defense, that’s it,” Doncic said. “We’ve gotta concentrate on our defense these two games. Our defense has gotta improve a lot.”
With Friday’s Game 2 loss, the Mavericks now trail the series 2-0 and are in desperate need of a Game 3 win in Dallas.
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