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The unusual numbers of the Slovenian lift illustrate that it winks at the materials of the greatest. For him to win, "Someone has to join the party"


Like Jordan, over Chamberlain: Doncic "does what he wants", even in the playoffs

The unusual numbers of the Slovenian lift illustrate that it winks at the materials of the greatest.

For him to win among the intergenerational coordinators and finally defeat Master Chris Paul, "Someone needs to join the party"

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Luka Doncic also proves in the current playoffs that he is winking at a special material, one that characterizes the greatest and most legendary players in NBA history.

Tonight the Slovenian lift recorded 45 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists against Phoenix, and although it ended in a 121: 114 loss that set 0: 1 for the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, the United States mostly admired him.



Doncic, who only recently recovered from an injury that sidelined him from the first part of the series against Utah, received special treatment from the Suns' defense.

Michelle Bridges, one of the best guards in the NBA, was pinned to him, and in the second quarter Jay Crowder kicked him in the testicular area (deliberately doubtful by mistake) and made him writhe in pain, but nothing stopped Lucca from reaching tremendous numbers.

Doncic has 17 appearances in total in the NBA playoffs, but he already stands at six games with 40 points or more (four of which ended in losses).

Overall, his points average in 17 playoff appearances stands at 33.4 - just like Jordan, who holds the all-time high.

Currently, Doncic and Jordan are the only two players to average a career-high of over 30 points in the playoffs.

When weighting Doncic's points, rebounds and assists in the playoffs, they reach 51.4 - above Wilt Chamberlain, who holds the highest average in history.

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This blow did not stop him either.

Doncic after Crowder's kick (Photo: Reuters)

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Doncic has also become the youngest player since Kobe Bryant in 2001 to reach 45 points and 10 rebounds per game, in addition to setting the record for a single player so far in the 2022 playoffs. "When you analyze the shots he took, his moves "Obviously he did what he wanted tonight," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said.

"He just got the shots he likes and is looking for. But he needs someone else to join the party."



In the first round it was Jaylen Branson who rose and excelled in the offensive section, but tonight he settled for just 13 points with 6 of 16 from the field.

The only help to Luca came from Maxi Caliber who scored 19 points, but it is clearly not enough.



On the other hand, Doncic claims that the loss was primarily due to the insufficiently good defense of the Mavericks.

"The defense lost the game to us today. In the first half we kept it awful, and we have to change that. The communication between us was not good at all. However it was noisy, the fans were loud. It's hard, but communication between ourselves is the key. I know we are capable. "Save better, and we'll be sure to do that in the next few games."

In a duel between the legendary coordinators, he is still the "master".

Paul vs. Luca (Photo: GettyImages)

This series features a fascinating encounter between three generations of super-coordinators: Jason Kidd standing on the lines in Dallas is the oldest among them, the unfinished Chris Paul represents the middle generation, and Doncic is the next big thing.

Paul even faced Kidd in his youth, somewhere in the 2008 playoffs, when he played in New Orleans.

Since then, Kidd claims, "Paul perfected the point guard's position. The more tackles he faced, the more experience he gained, the better he understood what he had to do. Today he knows how to move all the pieces in the puzzle, and understanding his game. Paul finished the game with just 19 points and 3 assists, but under

his leadership Phoenix became a well-oiled



offensive machine, as evidenced by the fact that he has not yet dropped 50 percent from the field in any game in the current playoffs. The Suns' seven-game streak is the second-longest in playoff history (in the 24-hour era). Only the Lakers recorded a longer streak of 10 such games,



Paul climbed to fifth place in the all-time playoff assists table tonight, climbing above Tony Parker and reaching 1,444 assists in the post-season.

One thing is clear: Doncic has not yet found the formula for how to get past him, and in the ten games he has played against him the NBA has not won even once.



Will that happen in the current playoffs?

"I'm sure we can win this series. We're not scared of a 1-0 deficit, we've already dealt with it against Utah. Now we better understand how they play, what they're trying to do," Doncic explains, "We will come very prepared For the rest of the series.

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