Even if Kyrie Irving tried to clear the field a little, we can expect to see the crowd at TD Garden trying to push their former player, but also Luka Doncicalthough the latter likes to use it…
“It’s a very noisy audience, everyone knows that” he answers like this when asked about Celtics fans. “It’s difficult to play in this room, the audience is incredible for them. So we're going to have to stick together, but it's definitely going to be complicated to play in front of these fans. »
However, the Slovenian has seen others, and when asked what was the most hostile atmosphere in which he evolved, he does not need to think too long to decide.
Real Madrid had the last word
“It was the Euroleague quarter-final against Panathinaikos. The crowd was crazy, and they started the match with a 20-0 lead. Just imagine that…”
On April 17, 2018, Nick Calathes (11 points, 16 assists) and Mike James (24 points) set the “White House” on fire, behind an initial 20-0 and an audience in a trance, as is often the case at the OAKA.
Pana had thus easily imposed itself (95-67) against Luka Doncic (10 points, 0 assists) and his teammates for this first match of the quarter-finals of the competition. But Real Madrid reacted very quickly, winning Game 2 in Athens, then the next two in Spain, in order to qualify for the Final Four of the competition.
A Final Four that Luka Doncic, at just 19 years old, will dominate to finish MVP of the last four (after having been MVP of the regular season), with the final victory at the end. Before joining the NBA immediately…
