lto experience of Luka Doncic in a conference finals it existed, but it was limited. Short and happening (a couple of courses ago) still in maturity on the field. He Luka Doncic stepping on the court for the 2024 Western Finals is another. Key on both sides, incisive and decisive, breaking the equality and stealing the court factor (105-108) from the fashion team of the first month of the post-season in the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Doncic celebrates.
What was a very close match had Doncic as its unbalancing factor. Numerically (33 points (12/26 TC), 6 rebounds and 8 assists) he was the best and when he had the opportunity to win it he did not let the train pass. 19 points in the second half and the ball did not burn to win it. With two minutes left he read a poor recovery by Minnesota, stole the ball and went on the counterattack. Waiting in the corner was PJ Washington, who hit the triple and put Dallas in control (102-104, 46′).
It didn’t stay there. Minnesota made a move and after generating Mike Conley, tried to throw a deep pass. Doncic read how to hunt it and when stealing he hit the game again. In attack and with 50 seconds he would continue his exhibition. Chris Finch sent his great specialist, Jaden McDaniels, to press. He almost stole, but Doncic with a huge lateral step was able to set up a shot that went in. In the clutch, at the decisive moment.
Special players do special things… and not always on offense
Jason Kidd
The Wolves would have final free throws with practically no chance of turning it around, but, just in case, Doncic was also the one who took away their rebound final to win. The Slovenian was everywhere. “Special players do special things. And it doesn’t always happen on offense“explained Jason Kidd, Mavericks coach. “I wanted to win the game. I told myself that“added the Real Madrid youth player himself.
Doncic throws between rivals.
I wanted to win that game, I told myself
Luka Doncic
The galactic duo
Doncic left and Kyrie Irving accompanied. The duo that scares everyone multiplied in the first game of the Western final, Well, Irving also reached 30 points (4 rebounds and 5 assists) and his scoring always kept Dallas there. “We would have been down 20 if I didn’t score all those points,” Doncic confessed.
They surpassed some Wolves without gunpowder in the final stretch and take a giant step. McDaniels (24) It was the best numbers in hand, Anthony Edwards (19+11) failed to dominate, and neither Towns (14+7) nor Gobert imposed their interior strength (12+7).
