The Slovenian played his first game in an NBA final, and encountered the harsh reality of the meanings in the most important league in the world.
This Thursday the NBA finals began between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. The first match took place at a fully packed TD Garden. The fans vibrated with an almost perfect game from the home team. But there were two main characters who didn’t have such a good time on the first day of definitions. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving had to face a difficult rivalry; not only inside the playing field but with the fans.
The Celtics owned the game for most of the game. The start of the second half was at the request of the visitors, who took advantage of the confusion and defeat to close the gap, but it was not enough. The win was 107 to 89 for Boston. But despite the final result, there was a good game for Slovenian Luka Doncic. The perimeter guard is one of the NBA’s young stars and is playing in his first finals in this competition. In that context, he became the figure of Dallas, with 30 points and 10 rebounds. In this way, he became the first player since Tim Duncan debuted in the finals with a double-double and 30 points on his personal scoresheet. From that moment until 25 years passed. In the negative sector are the attendees. The former Real Madrid man didn’t have much support and only managed one assist during the game.
“We didn’t do our job well, so we have to focus on the second”. Luka made 12 of his 26 field goals Thursday night, going 4 of 12 on triples. But for a player who averaged 9.8 assists in the regular season and 8.4 in the first three rounds of the playoffs, the fact that he added just one assist is an issue that must be resolved for the next game. Sunday will be revenge for the Mavericks, who have had a taste of what happens on these occasions.
“You have to give the Celtics credit”, declared Jason Kidd, coach of the Dallas Mavericks. “They did a good job defensively, making it difficult for us. We have to move the ball and we will be better in the second game.”
Source: Tycsports
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