“We have already used all the names and adjectives to describe his game, but he continues to progress and he showed it again in this match”.
Jason Kidd isn’t the only one still blown away by Luka Doncic’s talent. Even those who see him on a daily basis, like teammate Maxi Kleber, sometimes find it hard to realize just how out of this world the 22-year-old is. “What he’s doing right now is incredible. He has that gift, and as a teammate it’s pretty fun to watch.”for his part slipped his playmate.
On the floor of the Pelicans last night, the Slovenian added one more line to his legend by slamming a game with 49 points (at 17/35 shooting, including 7/14 from afar), his second best offensive performance of the season, a few days after his release at 51 units against the Clippers.
Ready for the All-Star Game
Luka Doncic kicked things off in the first quarter by making four 3-pointers, the last at the buzzer of the period from downtown New Orleans to take the score to an improbable 45-27, allowing his team to see coming.
“Luka set the tone quite early in the game. We often see him talking about it. What he does on the court, for himself and his teammates, is incredible.”, added Jason Kidd. “It’s something the great players do, they set the tone, knowing that the players can start thinking about the break ahead.”
New Orleans had the merit of not giving up before falling on a new “masterclass” from the leader of Dallas in the third quarter, during which he alternated 3-pointers, drives and assists with clinical accuracy, for end the period this time with a big dunk.
Dallas was still hot in the end but got away with the win, and that’s all that matters for Luka Doncic, who will arrive hot in Cleveland for the All-Star Game before the second game of season.
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 66 | 34 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 43 | 35 | 44.8 | 32.9 | 73.4 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 27.1 |
| Total | 242 | 34 | 45.5 | 33.1 | 73.5 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 25.9 | |
