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On June 6,
Luka Doncic
(Ljubljana, 1999) scored
46 points
, distributed 14 assists and captured 7 rebounds in the seventh game of the first round of the
NBA Playoffs
between the
Dallas Mavericks
and the
Los Angeles Clippers
. It was the decisive duel and his team lost. He, pushed to the physical limit after a season in which he played
83 games
, played almost everything that night, 44 minutes, his record for the entire course.
The defeat could have caused the Slovenian player to rest deservedly, but far from taking a vacation, the former
Real Madrid player
took a plane to his country and concentrated on his team, which was beginning to prepare for the
Tokyo Olympics
.
There was no pause.
On
July 27,
the basketball tournament began in the Japanese country and led the Balkan team to the fight for bronze on
August 7
.
He lost, like in that seventh game of the Playoffs, but he squeezed himself until the last second.
Reggie Miller's critique
After losing to
Australia
, Doncic went on vacation.
Three weeks in which "
perhaps I have relaxed too much,
" he confessed these days, in the middle of a debate about his physical condition.
The NBA has already accumulated a
month and a half of competition
and the Slovenian, who joined the Mavericks preseason on September 26 and began the
official course on October 21
, seems somewhat far from his best form.
"
I think it's the heaviest time I've seen Luka
since he's in the league," said
Reggie Miller
, former
Pacers player
and now
TNT
commentator
, during the broadcast of the game between the
Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets
.
Dallas was defeated
99-102
after allowing a 17-point comeback, and
Doncic had 28 points
, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
Numbers consistent with their averages in recent years, but with an aesthetic that we are not used to.
"I know he's had a long year with the Games, but
look at how he's attacking and defending, he's barely running,
" Miller added.
A pain in the ankle that does not allow you to train
Far from receiving criticism in a bad way, Doncic, who according to information from 'ESPN'
arrived in the preseason with 13 kilos more
, took the blame: “People are talking a lot about it. I had the Games and then I went on vacation for three weeks.
I relaxed a bit, maybe too much
,
I have not been careful and now I have to recover
. I know I have to be better, "explained the guard, who
averages 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists
and 44% shooting from the field.
All-Star stats, but worse than he's amassed the last two seasons. Doncic, in addition,
has already missed four games
for the Mavericks, who have lost those duels and have added only
two victories in the last ten games
. "I'm in pain, but
I'm trying to play and train,
" admitted the Slovenian, who has discomfort in
his left ankle
that is not allowing him to prepare normally to regain his physical level.
Doncic's problems have hurt the Mavericks, who this year have a
new coach
,
Jason Kidd
, and who after a
good start to the season
(9-4 and third place in the Western Conference),
are
now
seventh with 11 wins and 12 losses
.
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