Jason Kidd on not calling timeouts: 'I'm watching, just like you guys' / News - Basketnews.com

Jason Kidd explained why he didn't call timeouts during the Lakers run, saying that he's not the savior and watches the game just like the others.

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After the loss against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd asked for more maturity from his teams.

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The Mavericks blew a 27-point lead against the Lakers. Before the Mavs loss, NBA teams were 138-0 this season in games they led by 27 or more points.

After being asked why he wasn't calling timeouts when the Lakers made some runs, Kidd said he's no savior.

"I'm not the savior here. I'm not playing," Kidd said when asked why he used only one timeout in the second and third quarters as the lead was slipping away. "I'm watching, just like you guys."

"As a team, we've got to mature. We've got to grow up if we want to win a championship. There's no young team that's ever won a championship, mentally or physically," added Kidd.

Kidd also indirectly called out Luka Doncic, who, in his typical fashion, argued with the referees throughout the game.

"Just focus on that play," Kidd said. "Can't get distracted with the whistle, and just keep playing. It just happens that way. We've seen a lot of basketball games. When you have big leads, you know which way the whistle is going to go."

Doncic finished with 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, but he struggled after dominating the first quarter (14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists). Doncic had as many turnovers as field goals in the last three quarters, when he was 5-of-14 from the floor.

"We lost our rhythm in the sense of just playing the game and not worrying about the other elements," Kidd said. "We were playing at a high level on both ends, offensively and defensively, and then we just got a little distracted with the whistle. We've just got to be better with that."

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