?Why Are Y?all Surprised at This??: Mavericks? Struggles Without Franchise Cornerstone Luka Doncic Doesn?t Surprise the NBA World

On Sunday night, the Dallas Mavericks lost the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the absence of their centerpiece Luka Doncic. The Slovenian star, who is currently having a career-defining season, was sidelined on Sunday due to an ankle injury. As a result, the Mavs struggled to find a replacement for Doncic’s dominant impact on the hardwood and eventually lost the game against the Thunder. However, amidst all these, a shocking stat about the Mavs’ current season without their superstar Luka Doncic on the court grabbed the fans’ attention and made them reflect on the affair on social media.

Despite their loss on Sunday, the Mavs are currently placed in fourth position of the Western Conference table. But that doesn’t change the fact that they are struggling without the presence of their young superstar to bail them out.

Lately, a popular basketball page posted a shocking stat about the Mavs’ current record without Doncic in the 2022-23 season. It unveiled that the Mavericks have lost all the games where the Slovenian star has not started for them. In other words, the Mavs played four games without the three-time All-Star and lost all of them.

NBA fans react to the Mavs’ shocking record without Luka Doncic on the court

Meanwhile, shortly after the stat was posted, it gained traction among NBA fans and garnered their attention. Subsequently, they took to Twitter to express their thoughts and opinions. Most fans proclaimed that they were absolutely not surprised by the stat.

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Apart from that, some of the fans pointed out that the 23-year-old is literally carrying the team singlehandedly on his shoulders. A few also commented that he deserves the MVP award this season because of carrying the Mavericks on his shoulder.

Here are some of the reactions of the NBA fans:

Doncic is undoubtedly the most important player of the franchise right now. He is tearing the league apart with his All-Time performances. The 23-year-old is currently averaging around 34 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 8.7 assists. Apart from that, he is also averaging 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. Therefore, the Mavs really felt his absence on the court and ultimately lost the game on Sunday.

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