Doncic hopes for a reversal against Golden State: "I believe, always, to the end"
Dallas managed to shrink the series to 3: 1 against the Warriors, Luca stood out again and illustrated his win in the playoffs.
Kerry admitted: "They fought for honor, we need to take our hats off to them"
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25/05/2022
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Luka Doncic will not let him be swept away.
The Dallas star continued his impressive playoff tonight (Tuesday through Wednesday), and with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, led his team to a 109-119 victory over Golden State, which shrank the series to 3-1.
It may be a little too late and no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the NBA playoffs, but Doncic saved some of his honor, this time aided by a good shooting evening of his teammates.
In the previous game Doncic scored 40 and lost, but if in game 3 Regibulok finished the evening with 0 of 10 from the field and missed all 7 of his threes, tonight Bullock sniped 6 of 10 from the three on the way to 18 points.
Dorian Pini Smith scored 23 for the Mavericks, Jaylen Branson contributed 15 and Dallas finished an enjoyable evening with 20 of 43 for three - en route to a victory that interrupted the Warriors' streak of nine straight wins in the Western Conference Finals.
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Will not let him be swept away.
Doncic (Photo: Reuters)
Maxi Culver, who so far in the series has scored 6 points in total, finished the night with 12 and was active and aggressive.
"If you do not believe, you better stay home," he said, referring to the familiar statistic that none of the 146 teams in league history that trailed 3-0 were able to come back, "We are here to win. In Game 2 we had a big advantage, and we lost it, we were We're supposed to win. In Game 3 we just could not score the shots. We have the power to win them, and we are now focused only on the next game, and nothing else. What was before, is the past. We only think about the next game, what needs to be done, Concentrate on defense and offense and get up to play. "
Doncic, who recorded his 10th double-double in 14 playoff games this year, continued an impressive stat line.
The Slovenian's balance in the relegation games, with his back to the wall:
Against the Clippers in 2020: 38 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists
against the Clippers in 2021: 46 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists
against Phoenix in 2022: 33 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists
against Phoenix in 2022: 35 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists
against Golden State in 2022: 30 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists and
indeed, Luca too Refuses to give up.
"I still believe we can win," he said, "if you lose, you lose. It does not matter how many more games we have to win. We will go game after game, and believe until the last minute."
Doncic, who before the game revealed he was selected for the third time in his career to the NBA Answering Five, said of the achievement: "It's a blessing. As a kid, I only dreamed of getting to the NBA, and now I'm in the top five again this season, so I feel blessed, I want to thank everyone who helped make it happen. "
The Slovenian star believes until the last minute (Photo: Reuters)
"I do not think anyone is surprised that he's in the top five this season," Dallas coach Jason Kidd said of Doncic, "it just shows his level of talent. For the team it's amazing. Not only the points, dedication, shots, but also the rebound, and in the end also provided a big block, to improve the defensive balance. He's our leader, we follow him, he loves this arena. And being in the top five, alongside four big That's it. It's really cool. "
Stephen Kerry finished with 20 points, but in fact he sat on the bench for almost the entire fourth quarter.
The Warriors advanced to the final quarter 29 points behind, the game seemed to be over, Steve Kerr gave the quintet a rest, but then the Golden State substitutes managed to shrink to just 8 and set up 110: 102 with 3:29 minutes left.
Steph came in eager to live the story, but it was then that Dallas responded with a dunk by Luca and his assist to a three by Bullock, who closed out a story.
"I just had to finish the game," Doncic said, "victory is victory."
According to Pini Smith, "Everyone in our locker room felt we had a lot more basketball to show, we just wanted to win. I feel we are very desperate to win the first half."
Kerry concluded, "It was a real battle for the ego for Dallas. You're up, and you have not much to lose. And we did not really do anything to slow them down or stop them, and then the avalanche started. We have to take our hats off to them today."
Steve Kerr explains why he took the five to the bench, saying: "I just made a decision, to see if we can deliver a miracle here, but it's probably not meant to happen tonight. They deserved to win. It's the West final. That's how it's supposed to be."
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