Doncic is a genius! A legendary playoff for the Dallas leader, but there is one thing
Nikita Biryukov June 18, 2024, 12:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Not even Michael Jordan could win the NBA championship on his own.
The 2023/2024 season of the National Basketball Association has come to an end. The Boston Celtics were deservedly proclaimed champions and the Dallas Mavericks only managed to take a game from the Celts in the final. Rebel leader Luka Doncic has been phenomenal during the playoffs, but superstars are always expected to do more. Where did the brilliant Slovenian point guard fail in the NBA Finals?
The long-awaited Boston championship:
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Almost from the first games of the playoffs, Luka played injured. They first talked about problems with his knee, then with his ankle, and in the final series of one of the games he received a blow to the abdominal cavity. In pregame practice, Doncic was wrapped in elastic bandages, like a mummy. According to internal sources, the Slovenian played with painkillers. This is what it means to have the will to win and the desire to become a champion, no matter what!
Luka Doncic before the game
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In the first game of the final, when no one from Dallas was playing, Luka was not discouraged and showed that he was capable of resisting a mechanism as well-oiled as Boston’s almost single-handedly. In the second game, Doncic was again at his best: 32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists with a great shooting line (8 of 12 from two points, 4 of 9 from behind the arc). The series moved to Dallas, where they no longer yelled at Kyrie Irving, who woke up and scored 35 points in the third game of the finals. The Slovenian took the reins of the comeback and was not far behind his teammate in points: 27. However, it was from this game onwards that Luka’s triples stopped flying.
If in the first two games Doncic scored eight three-pointers on 21 shots (38%), a fairly solid result, taking into account Boston’s degree of resistance, in the next three games Luka hit only three times from behind. bow in 24 tries! This is 12.5% of sales, a complete nightmare. This could be forgotten if some young Jaden Hardy or Josh Green pitched like that, but not a leader to lead the entire team.
Luka’s incredible playoffs:
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Additionally, three-pointers are Doncic’s signature weapon. He knows how to “shoot” with the opponent’s resistance and from a step back with a step back. Overall, it seems like injuries and fatigue took their toll. Luka fought from the first to the last match, but even his best efforts were not enough. Basketball is first and foremost a team game and Boston has proven throughout the season that it has the best team. Everything is fair. But Doncic and his “Dallas” should not despair: the current playoffs have clearly shown who the “bums” are.
The team has two clear leaders: Doncic and Irving, and there is Derek Lively, who had an excellent performance in the playoffs and for whom, by the way, this is his first season in the NBA. PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford, who arrived before the trade deadline, fit perfectly on the team. In addition, the club has young Green and Hardy who are capable of becoming very good players. So “Dallas” has good prospects, of course, if the management does not decide to change something. Wait and see. Doncic fans don’t despair: everything is ahead!
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