Moštvo Dallas Mavericks je za las izgubilo tekmo z Los Angeles Lakers (114:113), velik del odgovornosti za razplet pa nosi ameriški branilec Wesley Matthews.
Telički so tri minute pred koncem zaostajali za visokih 13 točk, vendar so zajeten zaostanek uspeli izničiti in sedem sekund pred iztekom igralnega časa celo prišli do izenačenja (113:113). Izenačujoči točki je po samostojnem prodoru dosegel Luka Dončić in praktično že izsilil podaljšek.
Lakersom je ostalo sedem sekund, odgovornost pa je prevzel prvi zvezdnik domačega moštva. James je pretežni del časa zapravil že na svoji polovici, nato pa dobri dve sekundi izsilil nepremišljeno osebno napako Matthewsa.
Dončić se je ob tem le prijel za glavo, saj je imel James posledično na voljo dva prosta meta. Zadel je enega in Los Angelesu priigral odločilno prednost. Zadnji met na tekmi je iz nemogočega položaja zgrešil J. J. Barea.
Navijači Dallasa so ob začetniški napaki 32-letnega veterana naravnost ponoreli. "Če bi bil le Welsey Matthews tako iznajdljiv kot njegov 19-letni soigralec," se je glasil eden od zapisov na tviterju.
"Wesley Matthews me prekleto jezi," je zapisal nek navijači, drugi pa je dodal: "Pomanjkanje zavedanja situacije je preprosto nesprejemljivo."
"Takoj prodajte Wesleyja Matthewsa," je na vodstvo teličkov, ki po osmih tekmah ostajajo pri dveh zmagah (2-6), apeliral še en razjarjeni uporabnik tviterja.
Tudi Matthews je obžaloval svojo odločitev. "Ne bi nas smel spraviti v takšen položaj," je priznal.
He had to think they had a foul to give. But shouldn't a vet KNOW? https://t.co/IvjRwKkE0b
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) November 1, 2018
The lack of situational awareness here from Wesley Matthews is honesty unacceptable.
— Mutacious (@mutacious) November 1, 2018
Less than 5sec, tie game, no fouls to give...and you give up a weak reach at the 3pt line?!
(Equally unacceptable: LeBron missing so many damn crunch time FTs already)
🤦♂️#Lakers#Mavs pic.twitter.com/ymBA6rtLFw
Wesley Matthews... pic.twitter.com/YHhdjVWyvC
— /r/NBA (@NBA_Reddit) November 1, 2018
Dawg fuck Wesley Matthews on everything
— SRIII (@Selwyn_Robins) November 1, 2018
I TOLD YALL FUCK WESLEY MATTHEWS BITCH ASS!!!!!!
— $auce (@Stunt_hard1017) November 1, 2018
Is the #Mavs were the #Packers, they’d trade cut or trade Wesley Matthews immediately. There’s no excuse for that from a veteran.
— Art Garcia (@ArtGarcia92) November 1, 2018
An intentional foul with 2 seconds left an no timeouts in a tie game should warrant a damn talking to, at least, from Carlisle.
— Mavs Moneyball (@mavsmoneyball) November 1, 2018
If he spends another press conference shooting down perfectly valid questions about Wesley Matthews it bodes terribly for the rest of this season.
Wesley Matthews tho.... pic.twitter.com/z7PDhKQtCe
— KJacks27 (@jacks27_k) November 1, 2018
After a poised and collected shot by Luka Doncic to tie the game, Wesley Matthews inexplicably fouled LeBron as he crossed the halfcourt line. That proved to be the difference. Unfortunate ending for a Mavericks team that had battled back from a double-digit deficit. pic.twitter.com/KwWE8aPCZP
— Positive Residual (@presidual) November 1, 2018
Wesley Matthews Mavs pic.twitter.com/4PJHEnVUAK
— madness yolo (@tapout1981) November 1, 2018
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