Dallas Mavericks 107 Boston Celtics 104
The Slovenian, who scored 33 points, gave the Mavericks the victory with a final triple, when he had three defenders on top. “A winning shot is simply the best feeling in the world”
With the score equal to 104, Luka Doncic grabbed the decisive ball. There were less than 10 seconds left, he crossed the field with the Celtics defenders on top, he went to the left side of the attack and on the same bonica he executed an impossible triple to give the victory to the Mavericks. The American Airlines Center in Dallas went berserk. Yet another notch in the amazing trajectory of the Ljubljana boy.
“It was a difficult shot, I went in and was blocked for a second. I wanted to reach my space, my left elbow, and I got it, that’s all,” summed up the Slovenian, who scored 33 points (12 of 21 in field goals). and a 5 of 10 in triple, improving the percentages of his start of season) the day Kristaps returned Porzingis (21 points) after his nth injury for a highly worthwhile win against the Celtics.
But it was by no means a triple single. Up to three defenders (including Josh Richardson) of the Celtics was on top of him, so he had to heel his body backward, in a gesture that in Dallas was reminiscent of the idol Dirk Nowitzki.
According to NBA.com, it is the third game winner of Doncic in his career in the best league in the world. At 22, he matches figures like Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Damian Lillard o el propio Nowitzki. “As a basketball player these are the best moments you can live. There are moments that can mean more, but scoring a winning shot is simply the best feeling in the world,” conceded the former Real Madrid player.
His new coach, the legendary Jason Kidd, praised the action of his pupil, in a triumph that gives air to those of Dallas (sixth victory in nine games). The former Mavericks point guard compared Doncic to Nowitzki. “I’ve played a player like that here in the past.” “Everybody knew the ball would go to 41 and he would score. So now everyone knows the ball goes to 77 and he’s going to shoot. He loves those kinds of moments, his teammates know it and he would say the opponent knows that. the ball goes to Luka. And there’s nothing they can do about it, “Kidd summed up.
“I know it’s a very long season, so I have to continue to trust my shooting and improve. Today my legs were much better. These games are very important because team chemistry goes up. We could have won the game better, but a victory. It’s a victory, “concluded the hero Doncic, who this season averages 23.9 points (25% in triples), still far from his benefits in his first two seasons in the NBA.
According to the criteria of
.
