The series NBA Playoffs between Dallas Mavericks And Oklahoma City Thunder It's one of the 2024 postseasons that Thunder coach Mark Tagneault says he plans to keep the rivalry star in order to win. Luka Doncic. Tactician Mentioned NBA That: “Make sure Lou (Luquente's Dart) gets to the game on time”.
The strategy seems to have worked for him, as one of the MVP candidates' offense in Game 1 was undermined by a competitive defense. Luka Doncic He made just 6 of 19 from the painted zone and 1 of 8 from long range, capping his performance with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. It means victory Oklahoma City Thunder 117-95 about Dallas Mavericks.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Keys
Although Dallas Mavericks Defeated one of the strongest contenders in the NBA and advanced to the stage, Los Angeles ClippersWith a global score of 4-2, the truth is Luka Doncic He is not good at crime. The Slovenian is just 17-75 (22.5%) from long range in seven postseason games.
“He's been good from the 3-point line, so we've got to help him.”, Mavericks coach said, Jason Kiddto do NBA. “We've got to get Dart off (from Danzig) a little bit better. We made some obscene mistakes when we were setting screens on him (Tuesday), so we'll see if we can do better in that area.”.
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Luquents Tart He has undoubtedly been an important part of Oklahoma's defensive scheme. The Thunder have limited their opponents to just 90.6 points per game and went undefeated (5-0) in Game 2 vs. Dallas Mavericks.
“I have to go to the next one.”said Luka Doncic. “I've got to be good. We've got to be good. We've got to focus. “They're a great team, a great defensive team, so it's not going to be easy.”.
The Dallas Mavericks decided on Luka Doncic in the NBA playoffs
The main part of the project until the last minute Dallas Mavericks, Luka DoncicIt seemed questionable. Doncic continues to play with a sprained right knee that, in fact, limited him in Game 1 as he finished with 19 points and five turnovers. The MVP candidate reports an average of 39.5 percent NBA PlayoffsBut he's still productive and averaging 28.3 points, 9.4 assists, 8.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 42.3 minutes per game.
Based on this, Jason Kidd He made a last-minute decision: Luka Doncic The starting five will start in Game 2 against Oklahoma City Thunder. To be more precise, the starting codes are as follows:
Dallas Mavericks
- Derrick Jones Jr
- BJ Washington.
- Daniel Gafford.
- Kyrie Irving.
- Luka Doncic.
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Luquents Tart.
- Jalen Williams.
- Chet Holmgren.
- Josh Gidde.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
