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NBA: Does Doncic have a refereeing bull? “I can’t even talk to him, much less breathe him close”

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24/11/2021

09:19

Luka Doncic he had a great return on his return after missing three games with sprains to his left knee and ankle. The base scored 26 points, 15 in the third quarter although none between the last and overtime. He did not need it to dominate the rhythm of the match. “Yes, Luka is a great player,” summarized Reggie Jackson., base of the Clippers, in the first sentence of his appearance before the press.

But not all the players in the Los Angeles franchise had praise for the Slovenian point guard. Marcus Morris, who already had several frictions with him in the past, denounced what in his opinion is a favorable treatment of the referees towards the base. “I have the referees glued to my butt at all times,” he lamented, forgetting the precedents that make him a common suspect. “I can’t even talk to Luka let alone breathe about him”he continued.

Up to now there have not been many voices with that speech in the NBA. In fact, Doncic’s relationship with the referees is complicated due to his continuous protests and gestures towards them. Last season he was one of the players who received the most techniques.

Results of the day

  • Pistons 92-100 Heat
  • Knicks 106-100 Lakers
  • Blazers 119-100 Nuggets
  • Clippers 104-112 Mavericks (prórroga)

He is also one of the players in the NBA with the most ball and usually takes many fouls in his penetrations to the basket. You are more likely than others to go to the free throw line and yet he’s averaging 5.7 per game this season. He has 11 other players ahead in that statistic: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, James Harden, Kevin Durant … League stars who have earned the respect of the referees. From there to having bull goes a bit.

Tyler Herro is launched towards the award of Best Sixth Man. After the first weeks of competition, the player of the Heat It far surpasses its competition. He showed it one more day by scoring 31 points (12/21 in field goals and 4/8 in triples), his top of the season, in his team’s victory over the Pistons by 92-100.

The Heat’s superb shooter is averaging 21.6 points per game having started as a starter in only four of the Miami team’s 18 games. It’s found Among the top 20 scorers in the NBA, but everyone around him is a huge starter. He is the exception.

Herro is a microwave coming off the bench. He’s capable of heating up any match with a 3-point streak. It is also one of the keys to choral game of the Heat, second to the East with a balance of 12-6. Next to Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry y Bam Adebayo (15 points a head against the Pistons), he’s part of a solid skeleton.

The Nuggets are a hospital that it is getting more crowded and that affects the results. PJ Dozier he injured his left knee in the first quarter and his teammates had to help him get to the locker room, from where he did not return. It was added to the casualties of Nikola Jokic, who suffers a sprained right wrist; Jamal Murray, who is still recovering from his serious left knee injury; Michael Porter Jr., who could be absent for a long time due to back problems; and Bones Hyland, who injured his right ankle.

All those casualties are a convincing argument to explain Denver’s five-game losing streak, which against Los Angeles. Blazers they lined up 13 players, but five of them did not make it to the court for five minutes. Facundo Campazzo he had 29 and finished with eight points, two rebounds, five assists and three recoveries. A little of everything that was not enough.

Yes, Damian Lillard He is enjoying himself, but surely he is more. After a start to the course with the deflected peephole, the Blazers point guard is intoned. Made 25 points (5/8 on 3s) to the Nuggets and hasn’t dropped below 20 in the last eight games. He has not given any of his offensive recitals, but in that time averaging a remarkable 26.2 points and approaching 40% in triples.

The star of the Portland franchise is at 21.6 points on average so far this season. Is his worst record since the 14-15 campaign, but it is going to be more. Its combination with CJ McCollum (32 points to the Nuggets) has gotten the Blazers started at last. They add four consecutive victories.

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