“ This is what the fuck I do! » The 19,000 spectators at the Target Center didn't even need to read the lips of Luka Doncic to get an idea of his rage to win. He had just signed a new shot from elsewhere to kill the last hopes of Wolves.
With his team leading by five points one minute from the end, the Slovenian had just had a favorable “switch” in front of Nickeil Alexander-Walker. But as the possession ended, he embarked on an improbable “step-back” at the level of… the central logo. His missile pierced the circle.
A shot which is reminiscent of the one he converted last year in the conference final against the same opponents, from almost the same place, against which Rudy Gobert remained powerless. “ We've seen this movie before. He likes the opportunity to win the game. He's not afraid, he got up and took a big shot “, qualifies his coach Jason Kidd.
Luka Doncic celebrated his winning shot last year by barking at the Frenchman that he couldn't defend on him. That night, his dark gaze was directed towards the home crowd.
He doesn't know how he does it
“ I heard a lot of things. They really like me here. It was nice last year. It was a big moment in my career and in my life, so it was nice to come back here », appreciates the Slovenian, author of 24 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds and who, before this action, had not converted a single winning shot!
The playmaker, who had to temporarily leave his partners due to knee pain, overall had a complicated shooting evening (10/27 including 1/8 behind the arc). But this “dagger” erases this clumsiness which has followed him since the start of the season (36% including 27% at 3-points).
“ I don't know how I can make these shots and not the normal shots. I don't know how I do it. I just have to get over it in the end. It will come back. I didn't play preseason, so I need time. But we won. That's all that matters », Finishes Doncic.
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 | 0.3 | 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 | 0.5 | 27.7 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 65 | 35 | 45.7 | 35.3 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 66 | 36 | 49.6 | 34.2 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 32.4 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 70 | 38 | 48.7 | 38.2 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 33.9 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 3 | 36 | 36.1 | 30.3 | 80.8 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 27.7 |
| Total | 403 | 35 | 46.9 | 34.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 28.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
