Doncic is not human: what is his limit?

“We are all still in shock,” said the Dallas Mavericks coach after witnessing the Slovenian’s display against the Knicks. In a tremendous comeback, the former Madrid player added 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, figures never seen in the League.

In the last 20 years of the NBA, the teams that lost by nine points with less than 35 seconds to play had a balance of zero wins and 13,884 losses, according to league data released yesterday by Efe. This Tuesday, luka doncic He made a lot of drool fall by leading with an unprecedented triple double of 60 points, 21 rebounds and ten assists the epic comeback of the dallas mavericks against the new york knicksconsolidated in an extension that was reached with a trapeze artist action from the Slovenian.

The 60 points and 20 rebounds is not in the statistics of the nba. But Doncic has little of human. He is only 23 years old and there is no one in the championship that can overshadow him. He is so and so good, that he happens to him like supernatural athletes, that the protagonists no longer know how to extol him.

“You’re very quiet, I guess you’re still in shock,” he said. Jason Kidd, the coach of Dallas, when appearing before the press after the game. “We are all still in shock. History is written by the players, and he wrote it today. He is a special boy. He is only 23 years old and it seems that he has already seen it all. He is a born competitor. He is on a different level from the others ».

No player since the 1960s had scored 50 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA game. Like a game of poker, Doncic raised the ante. I see your 50 and raise it to 60. And by the way, he made history, however hackneyed the expression may be.

Competition scholars go back more than 50 years: to when Will Chamberlain had 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists in 1968, or when Elgin Baylor had 52 points, 25 rebounds and 10 assists in 1961. Giant things.

improved average

This is the fifth season in the NBA of the former player of the Real Madrid and every year he achieves the impossible, which is to improve. For the first time in his career, his shooting percentage is above 50%, and he shoots more than ever. His point average is also the highest since he arrived in the North American League, at 33.6 points per game. With his performance against the Knicks, he surpassed Dirk Nowitzki as the highest scoring player in Dallas history. He was at 53 points.

At least the German already has a statue outside the Mavericks pavilion, something that Doncic will also have one day if he continues down this path. Former player Kevin Garnett took it for granted after the exhibition: “There will be another statue in Dallas,” he said.

He was not the only one who put his hands on his head in admiration via Twitter. Expressions of admiring perplexity abounded. “I have never seen numbers like this in my life,” wrote the legendary Paul Pierce. “This guy is not normal,” said Kristaps Porzingis, a Washington Wizzards player and Doncic’s former teammate in Dallas. “We are seeing greatness live. I have never seen anything like it,” he said. Mark CubanTexan franchise owner.

luka style

Many of Doncic’s baskets against the Knicks came in classic Luka style: repeatedly dribbling the ball, resorting to the pick and roll and leading to a layup or jump shot. In the repertoire of the night there were also plenty of triples and targets lying the body backwards.

The most implausible of all the baskets was the one that meant annulling the New York advantage and accessing extra time. A deliberately missed free throw and a rebound after several rejections that came in at the buzzer. He danced for joy. “I think I was just lucky, we had two seconds, I shot the ball and I was lucky. We were trailing by ten points, it’s unbelievable,” he admitted. In overtime he finished nailing the dagger to the Knicks (126-121).

How do you feel? They asked him after the tremendous meeting. “I’m tired,” she said, causing the interviewer to laugh at the foot of the track. “I need a beer to recover,” he added happily.

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Right now, the Slovenian needs more help from his teammates and the technical staff to elevate the team. The franchise is sixth in the Western Conference, as close to the lead held by Denver as it is to being out of the playoffs.

Last season the Mavericks reached the Western Conference finals, but the Golden State Warriors derailed them. And Doncic will hardly be able to repeat such a sidereal performance. Or maybe yes. He is one of those players who no longer knows where his limit is. For something he is one of the great chosen.



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