Doncic returned with "burning chest", Westbrook claims "I was allowed to lose pills"

The Dallas star returned after a long and impressive absence, but said: "The feeling is strange."

The Lakers quarterback recorded 9 turnovers but was fed up with it: "I can miss"

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03/01/2022

Monday, 03 January 2022, 10:34 Updated: 10:39

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Stephen Kerry celebrates the Golden State Warriors locker room breaking the threesome record (Golden State official website)

It was Luka Doncic's longest absence in his NBA career, he admitted he came back rusty, limited, a little sick, not understanding exactly what he went through, but even in that situation he managed to finish the night (Sunday through Monday) with 14 points , 10 assists and 9 rebounds in just 30 minutes, leading Dallas to an 86-95 win over Oklahoma City.

Doncic missed five games due to an ankle injury, five more games due to Corona, was absent for a total of 22 days off the pitches, came up with a bandage on his left knee and leg and is recovering, yet showed what he knows how to do.

After the game he said: "It was hard. The last time I played 5 on 5 was four weeks ago. It feels weird, but I'm happy to be back. My chest is burning. I think slowly everything will come back to me, but tonight when I threw in the basket, it felt weird. "I didn't know if the ball was going in or out. There was one shot that just felt amazing - I said to myself 'you threw a great shot and it's about to go in', and that was an airball."

Whoever knew how to appreciate Luca's display is his coach Jason Kidd, who said: "He almost completed a triple double in 30 minutes, so yeah, I think he had a great game and he did a good job. He's still trying to feel it, looking for the "It's, but he arranged great shots for friends, took rebounds for us. I made sure to ask him during the game how he felt and how much power he had, and he said he felt good. It was fun to see him play tonight."

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Welcome back.

Doncic (Photo: Reuters)

Suddenly it turns out that the numbers do not reflect the truth.

Westbrook (Photo: Reuters)

* Russell Westbrook feels taken care of. The Lakers defeated Minnesota 103: 108 tonight (who played without its two stars, Carl Anthony Towns and Angelo Russell), Westbrook finished with 20 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, but both reactions on social media and the media preferred to focus on the figure Other: Westbrook had 9 turnovers (7 in the first half) and 0 of 5 from three.

Westbrook scored an important jump shot in the final quarter, and when asked if he felt she released him after he was not at his best, he impatiently replied: "I do not agree. I do not agree with the claim that I did not go in the game. My game, you know, is fine. The ability "Mine is not measured by shooting or the amount of losses. I mean, I miss shots, it's part of the game. I'm allowed to miss shots. I can do that. Like any other player, I'm allowed. I can also lose balls. I'm allowed. It's all part of the game." .

Westbrook is considered a man of numbers, chasing his stats (the only one in league history to average a triple-double average in four different seasons), but he claims the numbers don’t show the big picture.

"Anyone who watches basketball knows what an impact it has on someone who makes the right moves," he said, "to box out, take a rebound, whatever, make the right move, read the game right, those are the things that make a basketball player."

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