Published 13:18 IST, November 27th 2019

Luka Doncic goes missing after poor performance in Clippers vs Mavericks game

Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic avoids mandatory media duty after a rough game against the Clippers that saw their five-game winning streak come to an abrupt end

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Los Angeles Clippers beat Dallas Mavericks 114-99 on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning IST) to end Mavericks' five-game winning streak. One Mavericks player, in particular, who did t have best night was Luka Doncic. 20-year-old Slovenian was so frustrated that he avoided media entirely and skipped mandatory post-game press conference.

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Clippers vs Mavericks: Frustrations for 20-year-old

Luka Doncic's frustrations seemed to boil over in first quarter itself when he yelled at referee for calling an offensive foul.

Clippers vs Mavericks: Luka Doncic stats

Luka Doncic is averaging over 30 points, nine assists and 10 rebounds per game this season, but h a particularly off night against Clippers. Despite recording decent numbers where he scored 22 points and six assists, it was pretty evident that youngster was struggling against physical defensive approach by Clippers as he was surprisingly responsible for seven of Mavericks’ 20 turvers. 

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Luka Doncic took to social media shortly after match 

Dallas Mavericks (11-6), are w tied with  Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz for fourth place in  Western Conference, while LA Clippers moved to third (13-5)

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11:14 IST, November 27th 2019