The Dallas Mavericks dropped their fourth straight game on Thursday night, losing to the Utah Jazz 115-113. Some of the same issues that plagued the Mavs reared their heads, including Luka Doncic making another mistake in the clutch.

The game was tied, but John Collins was left wide open directly under the basket and had the easiest basket of his life to take the lead with 6.5 seconds left. According to Doncic, that was Luka Doncic’s fault.

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“It was a misunderstanding,” Doncic said of the play in his post-match press conference. “I thought I was going to get hit, and (Quentin) Grimes thought he was going to get hit. And it was a lob, so we misunderstood the bench. That’s on me.”

Doncic was clearly a match for Collins, looking to the bench as Collins simply slid to the basket, and he couldn’t have been more open. Dallas hasn’t done the little things to start the season, and that’s a big reason why they’ve struggled.

The Mavericks came back from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late in the game, but lost by falling asleep on defense. It must be infuriating for the coaching staff, but the team seems to think they can live off last season’s success.

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