Dallas Mavericks fly high on Luka Doncic's wings and unique 250-50-50 stats
"No one can stop Luka Doncic at this moment" is a fact that many teams are gradually becoming aware of.No matter how defensively they are with any tactics, no one has really been able to contain the Dallas superstar. Mavericks.
Before getting 51 points with 9 assists and 6 rebounds today, Luka Doncic scored 50 points in the Houston Rockets basket on December 24 and then made a 60-point triple-double to beat the New York Knicks in extra time.
Sharing about his terrible stats and extremely high performance, the Slovenian star replied quite humorously that he did not understand why he was so explosive.
"I do not know anymore. I don't understand why I have this sublime streak," Doncic said after a 1-point win over the San Antonio Spurs.
“When playing, there are teams that will send two people to accompany me. The other team didn't choose that option and let me play more comfortably. No matter what they do, I go into the game, play and find a way to exploit their defense to win."
Equally humorous is coach Gregg Popovich on the San Antonio Spurs side. He had a lot of words for Doncic and emphasized his ability to read the game, then make adjustments to achieve high efficiency in scoring.
Before the end of the interview, "Mr. Pop" shared Luka's defensive goal with reporters, saying: "50 points is fine. We will try to keep Luka below 50 points. Everyone please take notes. let's go again".
In fact, Popovich's cheerful statement almost came true when Doncic had to wait until the last seconds to reach the 50 point mark, completed with 2 free throws to bring the victory.
Everything started with Luka Doncic with 20 points in the first half and 30 points at the end of the second half. He got whatever he wanted, freely attacking the young and inexperienced defense on the San Antonio side.
The third half saw the change of coach Popovich as his students began to put more pressure on Luka. This plan was successful on an individual level, but failed on a collective level.
No longer scoring on his own, Doncic had 6 assists of his own in this round, playing the role of a magnet to open up space for his teammates to score. From an even position, the Mavericks accelerated and brought the gap to 17.
It seemed that the star wearing the number 77 shirt would only play for a few minutes in the fourth half and then take a break, but Spurs revived by attacking the opponent directly.
They even had 3 chances to rise up in the last minute to win. Unfortunately, Coach Popovich's students include rookie Jeremy Sochan and young talent Tre Jones.
Across the front line, Doncic was forced to play more than expected to keep the victory for Dallas. He reached 50 points with 2 free throws that decided the game with 4.7 seconds left in the fourth half.
In addition to averaging a triple-double in the last 6 unbeaten matches, Doncic also possesses a very high efficiency with 58.7% FG and 46.7% 3PT. Even more amazing when these explosive individual performances brought steady wins for the whole team.
