It's not really a secret, Luka Doncic is a complainer. When he can channel and direct his frustration, he can turn it into a useful weapon for himself and the Mavericks. But when things are not going in his favor, he can also direct his frustration against everything around him, and in particular the referees…
As in the conference semi-finals, when his physical problems frustrated him and he spent too much time complaining about the officials, the Texan leader admitted that he had come back to that point in these Finals.
“We have to rediscover the pleasure of playing”, he explained after the video session of Dallas, following Game 3. “We talk about how we came back from [21] points in the fourth quarter of these Finals. We had fun. We were defending. We were running. Our pace was excellent. We took good shots. »
“Sometimes I don't show it the right way, but at the end of the day I really want to win. I have to do a better job of showing it in another way”
Severely criticized by Brian Windhorst, from ESPN, who castigated his general attitude during the last match, Luka Doncic also (again…) admitted that his continuous complaints towards the referees are a concern. And above all that he does not set a good example for his teammates, both in defense and in his management of referees, who “will always have the last word” and of which he must “to move away”.
“I really want to win”he repeats. “Sometimes I don't show it the right way, but at the end of the day I really want to win. I have to do a better job of showing it in another way.”
Jason Kidd and his staff would have “implored” Luka Doncic to concentrate on the game, even if he gets shaken during these Finals, and is targeted on defense by the Celtics. At 0-3, the Mavericks are also facing an (almost) impossible challenge, and they might as well end the season on a good note. And with pleasure.
“I know it’s the regular season, but that’s when we all got closer and the chemistry was great.” concludes Luka Doncic on the turning point of the Dallas season at the beginning of March, when after losing five times in six outings, the Mavericks followed up with 16 victories in 18 games. “We have to believe it. We talk about it in the locker room. I know we can do it and we will believe in it until the end.”
