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Was the young stars' duel in the NBA a "real pleasure" or a defensive omission?
Depends on who you ask
Doncic?
"phenomenal".
Williamson?
"Ridiculous what he is capable of doing."
The encounter between the stars of Dallas and New Orleans spawned a historic statistic, but also drew criticism.
And also: LeBron imitates Jordan and Kobe, Yannis sure - "Utah the best team in the West".
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Saturday, February 13, 2021, 10:06
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Luca vs. Zion (Photo: GettyImages, Ronald Martinez)
The NBA is rejoicing in one of the most enjoyable games so far this season: an offensive and rhythmic encounter between Luka Doncic and Kristaps Forzingis and Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, four young stars, some of whom are marked as the ones to dominate the best league in the world in the future.
Dallas won 130: 143 in a game in which several landmarks were recorded for future players.
Doncic set a career high of 46 points, Zion Williamson set his own career high with 36, and Forzingis (36) and Ingram (30) were also at their best and helped make history - it was the first time in league history that four players aged 25 and under scored 30 points or More in the game without overtime.
"Luca was phenomenal. Christopher was phenomenal. Williamson was ridiculous. It's unbelievable what he can do on the field," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was enthusiastic about the young talent shows.
"The crowd at home is enjoying real pleasure today when it comes to entertainment. At the same time, defensively, it was a pillow fight."
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For Doncic, tonight's game marked a continuation of a trend.
The Slovenian prodigy was unhappy with Dallas' season opener, but recovered and slowly swept the Mavericks back to the fitness that characterized them last season, now standing at five wins in the last six games including four straight wins.
After last week equaling his career high with 42 points against Golden State, tonight he broke it and became the fourth player ever to reach 45 points and 10 assists at 21 and under, after Trey Young, Isaiah Thomas and Michael Jordan.
"Luca has scored four or five threes with a hand on his face. There's really no defensive plan that can stop that. He's just a great player who scores big shots," Zion Williamson complimented him.
Carlisle complimented Luca and Forzingis, who tonight look like the second star they are expected to be.
"Both are great attacking players, they both have a very special style, and I think they fit very well with each other," he said.
"They complement each other, and today the chemistry between them was fantastic. It was great to see that."
On the other hand, Zion Williamson's offensive dominance continues to be unique.
Williamson finished with 14 of 15 from the field, with the only shot he missed being out of the paint.
By comparison, the last player to score so many shots without a miss in color was one of the greatest chins of all time, Hakim Oljawan, who did so somewhere in 1998.
On the other hand, despite the offensive performances of Doncic, Williamson, Forzingis and Ingram, the defenses Of the two groups again seemed particularly permeable.
"Our defense is just shocking, ridiculous," Pelicans coach Stan Van Gandy said.
"Everything we did did not work on the defensive side. Nothing moved them."
* LeBron James maintains impressive fitness even in his advanced age and after the mileage he has accumulated, and continues to amaze the NBA.
Tonight King James and Anthony Davis led the Lakers to a 105-115 victory over Memphis, in a game in which they were already 20 points behind.
LeBron, who took matters into his own hands in the second half, presented the entire repertoire, including dunks, threes and baskets on a half-distance pay-off.
"You're watching big now in real time," Lakers coach Frank Vogel complimented him.
Isaiah Thomas tweeted after one of LeBron's baskets: "This is the coldest fade-off LeBron has scored in his career. It was a fade-off of Kobe and Michael Jordan."
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* Yannis Antocompo compliments Utah after the Bucks' loss to the Jazz, claiming - they are the best team in the West.
"When you see those games, it looks fun, it looks simple. They look like we did last season, and when you're at that point, your confidence is at its peak and it's very hard to beat you. Right now, they're the best team in the West."
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