Kristaps Porziņģis, the star of the Dallas “Mavericks” team of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, admitted after a loss on Friday that he was a little ahead of the three-point throw, which could bring victory to his team, Liepaja said in a conversation with the media.
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It has already been reported that the Mavericks team gave up the strong Milwaukee Bucks team with a score of 109: 112 on Friday. Latvian basketball player Kristaps Porziņģis spent the second game this season, marking 15 points and ten balls under the baskets.
The time limit of the game on Wednesday allowed him to spend 21 minutes in the season’s debut game on the field, but against the “Bucks” team in Porziņģis it was already 29 minutes.
“I feel good physically. I was pretty fresh after the last game. I’m surprised I played so many minutes. It would have been better if I knew I would play so much. Then I would have been calmer. I seem to be still trying to find a rhythm and , how to make the right decisions. I’m a little disappointed with my performance today. The victory definitely slipped out of our hands, “said Porziņģis after the match.
The center player also did not hide that he still has to find the right balance between aggressive play and attacking at the right times: “I want to take responsibility for this loss,” admitted the Kurzeme man, who scored six of the 19 shots from the game.
A significant moment came about 13 seconds before the end of the game, when Porziņģis, with the result 107: 109, made a rather inaccurate three-point throw. At that moment, the leader of “Bucks” Jannis Adetokunbo ran towards the Latvian. In addition, a few seconds earlier, “Trejaci” was not realized by defender Trey Berk.
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“It was a good throw position. I took the throw out of rhythm because I saw him running fast on top of me. I still have to find a little bit of a sense of play. I didn’t have to hurry that throw. “If it happens, I don’t have to hurry either. I ‘re more likely to make a hurry and not hit than a hundredth of a second to change anything,” the basketball player analyzed his performance, who determined that he should hit at the end of the long shot.
In the second game after returning to the field, Porziņģis was at his first “double-double” this season. The leader of the Latvian national team repeatedly used the opportunities to suddenly enter the opponent’s penalty area, fighting for the balls in the attack.
“I think I did better in the fight for the rebounds last season,” the basketball player replied to the Delfi portal’s question about whether such an active game was intentional. “I tried to make an impression on the penalty area, to make sure we win the fight for the ball. Going for the ball in the attack was just zeal, but nothing more.”
Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle, on the other hand, praised the team for a great second half, at the same time indicating that the team won the first part of the game. During that time, basketball players, in his opinion, played selfishly.
Karlla welcomed Porziņģis’ return to the standings: “KP looked good in his second game. He played 30 minutes – which is a lot – and hit some important shots. His rhythm and functional readiness will get better with each game.”
The coach also had the opportunity to comment on Porziņģis’ performance in the attack. Carlisle was asked about the balance between aggressive play and taking too often shots.
“I think the more he plays, the more we coordinate it. If you don’t play for five months and get a chance to come back, you would also be aggressive and want the ball in your hands. We’ve talked to him about it. “Get on his skin” – he desperately wants to help the team. I would be more worried if he wasn’t aggressive, “Carlisle said.
Slovenian basketball player Luka Dončič did not hide his liking for the already mentioned attack at the end of the game, but he was not on the ball in the important episode. Both the coach and the basketball player determined that pronouncing the situation is a private matter, about which they will not tell the press more. However, Carlisle revealed why he did not request a minute’s break during the attack, as Dončič seemed to want.
“We got a great litter [Trejam] For a child. After the bounced ball, KP also scored. Because we had two good shots. In addition, there is always a desire to keep a minute’s break. That was also the reason [pārtraukuma nepieprasīšanai]. It is very difficult to take a minute break and then play against a prepared Milwaukee team defense, “the coach mentioned an additional factor.
“It’s a coach’s decision,” Dončič admitted succinctly. “If we hit a litter, everything would have been fine.”
The Mavericks are in sixth place at the Western Conference after Friday’s duel with six successes in 11 matches, while the Bucks give them second place in the East in nine games in nine games.
The next game will be played by the Dallas club on Sunday, hosting the Chicago Bulls team at home.
