Former NBA Star Takes Jab at Luka Doncic Has Luka Doncic been the best player on the Mavs during the playoffs? Author: Farbod Esnaashari Apr 29, 2024 In this story: Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Mavs Luka Doncic Gilbert Arenas Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies NBA Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is averaging 29 PPG in this opening-round series vs. the LA Clippers, but he is doing so on just 38.6% from the field and 26.5% from deep. It's been a grind offensively for Doncic, who has been outdone by his backcourt partner Kyrie Irving. Averaging 28.8 PPG in this series, Irving is doing so on an incredibly efficient 51.3% from the field and 48.5% from deep. Almost willing Dallas to a 31-point comeback in
ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes Kevin Durant is the only one to blame for his playoff failures since leaving Steph Curry and the Warriors in 2019.
The start of this one mirrored Game 1, when the Clippers jumped on the Mavericks early, built a huge lead, and shot lights out. Except this time, it was even more extreme thanks to the Clippers' absurd shooting. After hitting 50 percent from three-point range in Game 1, Paul George, James Harden, and the rest of the Clippers crew sank nearly every contested three, finishing with a staggering 62 percent from beyond the arc. The formula was the same: play in-your-face defense, get stops, push the tempo, and wait for Kyrie Irving to explode.
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77 | PG | |
0 | PG | |
3 | SF | |
21 | PF | |
8 | SG | |
10 | SG | |
1 | SG | |
11 | PG | |
55 | SF | |
42 | PF | |
9 | SG | |
2 | C | |
88 | PF | |
7 | C | |
18 | PF | |
25 | PF | |
00 | PG |