In the NBA, many numbers sell smoke , get contracts and cheat the viewer. There is a lot of statistics for the gallery, a lot of empty data of real meaning in the day to day of the competition.
In the NBA, there are also many numbers that reflect the greatness of a team, a coach or a coach. Numbers that put into context the actions of a person, who talk about his good work, his domination over others and his influence in the game.
That is why in almost all the NBA records are Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, LeBron James ... That is why, in a statistic, matching a player from that chosen list is significant, beyond the data itself .
That is why it is remarkable that Luka Doncic has matched Michael Jordan as the player with the best streak of consecutive games achieving at least 20 points, five assists and five rebounds in the NBA. Both the young Slovenian and the best player in history have their maximum in 18 games in a row. This Sunday, before the Sacramento Kings, Luka has the opportunity to beat Michael. At least in that data.
As we said, this statistic helps put Doncic's start of the season and its current moment in the league into context. In the race for the MVP with Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James ; seconds the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference chasing Los Angeles Lakers and he, who was rookie a few months ago, averaging 30.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 9.2 assists.
Against the New Orleans Pelicans , this Saturday, the former Real Madrid went to 26 points, six rebounds and nine assists in just 26 minutes . Easy victory for his team and MVP numbers again for him.
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