Luka Doncic needs to change in the NBA but good news, he can, it just might be too late for these finals
Luka Doncic has been the best player in the 2024 playoffs, there’s no exposing…
*Well damn.*
Luka Doncic got blown by 13 times in Game 2. That is the most ever in a finals game in the past decade since that was tracked. More than other supposed defensive liabilities like Curry, Chris Paul. *But his defense isn’t the worst part,* there’s another even more ugly side of Luka, something we’ll get into more detail.
But he had to do everything in Game 2. 30 point triple double and took accountability.
If Kyrie shows up, Game 3 will be different. And Kyrie did. Dropping over 30 points. *Ok, Luka now should have more energy to defend**…*what is this…
No don’t complain about the foul, get up.
Luka was racking up silly fouls throughout all of Game 3. Even one on Pritchard. But on his 5th foul, he complains after grabbing Brown’s jersey. Then, tries to take a charge less than 30 seconds later and just fails. Bam he’s fouled out, unable to help the team during the clutch moments of a must-win game.
*I think we often forget that defense is 50% of the game.* Luka as a whole is not the reason the Mavericks are losing. He’s the main reason they are there. But if you’re getting called the best player in the world, *the standards are much higher.* Defense is one issue, but psychologically is another.
*There is what I like to call setting an example.*
But defense isn’t necessarily his biggest issue right now, *because even with this, I think the Mavericks could have put up a better fight as a team.* And what holds them back is two key things, both on Luka.
What is up dudes, dudettes, ballers, players. It’s ya boi MJ.
We’ve all been mesmerized by Luka’s abilities to perform in the clutch. We saw it during these playoffs. Several media members were banking on that when they picked the Mavericks over the Celtics. Heck some KZitem creators made that point.
But you can’t have the ball for the last shot if you aren’t in the game.
What we also saw during these playoffs is a constant stream of complaining. To the point that the Dallas Mavericks had to talk to him. And this isn’t a one off.
The Mavericks don’t run much fastbreak offense, heavily off the assumption that their best bet is running the offense through Luka. And Luka’s pace is a bit slower. As a result, the Celtics get to also set up their defense who have 4 guys who can switch and guard the perimeter extremely well. This is the one counter Luka either doesn’t have or chooses not to use it. That slight variation in offense gets some easier buckets. Pushing the ball might get a mismatch for someone which will help the Mavericks team get in rhythm.
Luka is so good in a half court setting, usually a weak point of several players, but because he’s so good, they keep going back to it.
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