Decidedly, the “clutch attitude” leaks Luka Doncic since the start of the season. Facing the Suns, then the Pelicans, the Dallas player had missed a winning shot. He did it again against the Thunder, with another missed shot…
The two teams were at 99 all and he played one-on-one against Luguentz Dort. With his dribbling and a step-back, and unlike the two previous occurrences, the former Real Madrid man managed to get a good shot.
“It was a good shot, I can put them on”finds the All-Star for Mavericks official website. “But I don’t wear anything. So next time I’ll have to go to the circle. »
Oklahoma City thus snatch an extension and will eventually win. The missed shot from Doncic therefore turned, in a way, into a defeat and despite his triple-double (31 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists), the Slovenian assumes the reverse of his people.
” It’s my fault “, declares the one who finished at 8/23 in the shoot. “I didn’t manage the team well, I didn’t take the shots. So this game is for me. I did not do what was necessary to win. » He also pays tribute to Lu Dort: “He’s one of the three best defenders in the NBA! »
For his part, Jason Kidd did not want to overwhelm his superstar. He preferred to focus on the big slippage of his team in the last quarter: the Texans were indeed still 16 points ahead four minutes from the end. In theory, it was an easy victory that was looming…
“We had control of the match, we had opportunities”, notes, in the form of regrets, the coach. “We missed shots, but above all we did not defend. That’s the crux of the matter no matter who’s trying to wrap up the game. If we don’t make the stops, if we don’t protect the circle against penetrations, it’s complicated to win in this league. »
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| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | 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 | 4 | 36 | 50.0 | 26.3 | 86.1 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 36.3 |
| Total | 268 | 34 | 45.8 | 33.6 | 74.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 26.5 | |
