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Luka Doncic goes up for two of his 51 points as Spurs center Zach Collins defends during Saturday’s game.NEW YORK — Point guard Tre Jones received plenty of encouragement from his teammates after he missed a potential overtime-forcing free throw with 2.7 seconds left in the Spurs’ 126-125 home loss to Dallas on Saturday.Jones wasn’t so sure others close to him would be as understanding.
Doncic grabbed two rebounds and sank a pair of free throws in the final 4.5 seconds to help Dallas escape with its sixth straight victory. So, even though they lost the final game of 2022, the Spurs arrived in the Big Apple for Monday’s game with the red-hot Brooklyn Nets feeling good about themselves after outscoring the Mavericks 32-23 in the fourth quarter.
The good news for the Spurs is Saturday’s game marked the third time in the last four games the Spurs have competed well in the final frame. They are 2-2 in that span. “ is a hell of a player,” Jones said. “One of the best in the game right now, one of the best scorers. But we held them to 23 points in the fourth quarter and gave ourselves a chance.”
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