Bringing this back up from last year…
Nikola Jokić stated who he wants to see win an NBA championship if Nuggets don’t make it to the Finals.
"Luka, of course. He's my really good friend. That's about it."
Luka Dončić on Kyrie Irving game winner: “Unbelievable man, I don’t think people realize how tough of a shot that it is. With the off hand.”
Luka said he hasn’t seen a shot like that before and doesn’t think we’ll ever see it again.
“That guy is special.”
PJ Washington said he didn’t go to any Mavericks playoff games as a kid, just regular season.
His first Mavs playoff game will be in a Mavs uniform in his hometown.
“For me, being able to have my first experience in Dallas, means the world to me.”
Dereck Lively II talked about how his relationship with Tyson Chandler and Sean Sweeney has gotten closer…
“When I went home it was usually my mom I talked basketball to, at this point I can’t do that anymore. So I find myself talking to Sweeney and Tyson Chandler even more.”
Luka Dončić: “This is the team that drafted me, the team that put belief in me. I'm really happy to represent Dallas. Hopefully it’s not the last time. I think the whole Dallas is proud of our team. So I’m happy to represent them.”
Kyrie Irving on the altercations in Game 3:
“You’re seeing the true competitive nature of certain guys. It’s human, you gotta be able to control it. That’s the key in all this. If you’re going to dish it out, be ready or prepared for somebody to dish it back to you.”
Kyrie Irving says there is no excuses anymore in getting off to a hot start.
He’s going to be aggressive with and without Luka Dončić in the lineup.
Good to hear and see, takes the Mavs to another level.
So what if I told you Dirk Nowitzki defeated LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, Phil Jackson, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh all in two months to win a championship..
National media has tried to say other players are better than Luka and it never pans out… first Trae Young, then Tatum, you had Booker for a second and now SGA.
Luka Dončić has the same amount of All-NBA First Team selections as all of them combined… and he’s younger.
Kyrie Irving: “I think what gets overshadowed for me and Luka specifically is how good of teammates we are, you know on and off the floor. We are very selfless. Obviously, I have a ton of respect for him. He has a ton respect for me.”
Dereck Lively II: “I love Dallas…. to be able to know I have, not just my team, but the community on my back, it just makes me just want to work that much harder.”
Luka Dončić on beating the Clippers: “I lost twice to them so it was big motivation to beat them. They have a great team, we have to work really hard to beat them. So I’m happy we did it this time.”
P.J. Washington: “Everybody was telling that I was going to get a lot of open shots, but I didn't realize it until I was out there. Playing with Luka, Kyrie and all those guys, they made the game a lot easier for me. They did that for Gafford too. Just being out here was great.”
Kyrie Irving: “It felt good to execute and have the trust in my teammates out there. Being lucky enough and fortunate enough to hit a left-handed floater outside the free-throw line”
Stephen A Smith said he would take Ja Morant over Luka Dončić because Ja’s defense is significantly better than Luka.
This ‘anti-Luka to push other players’ national media push must stop. If you cover NBA, you must watch games.
Luka Doncic turns 23 years old today. 🎉
EuroLeague Champ
EuroLeague MVP
NBA ROY
3x NBA All-Star
2x All-NBA 1st Team
Top 10 in NBA triple-doubles
Led Slovenia to Olympics
Career Regular Season: 26.1 PPG, 7.9 APG, 8.5 RPG
Career Playoffs: 33.5 PPG, 9.5 APG, 8.8 RPG
Charles Barkley: “This Dallas team, they need to make a trade desperately. The way they play, just giving the ball to Luka and just let him go one-on-one with everyone standing around. That’s not going to win anything and I love Luka, but they got to change that.”
James Harden: “I’ve literally done everything I can.” Bruhhhh you are 31. 😂😂 Dirk Nowitzki won his first championship at 32, stop being soft and get in the gym.
This man defeated LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, Phil Jackson, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh in one set of playoffs. 🐐
(📸 Ronald Martinez)
Danny Green
32 years old - 25.5 MPG
8.5 PPG (.422 FG% .383 3PFG%)
3.8 RPG
1.2 APG
$14.6 mil
Dorian Finney-Smith
26 years old - 28.2 MPG
8.8 PPG (.479 FG% .364 3PFG%)
5.2 RPG
1.3 APG
$4.0 mil
Dereck Lively II: “I know my job is very significant so I know I gotta be able to play with 100% effort and more than that every time I step on the floor.”
The Dallas Mavericks are 5-0 when he scores in double figures.
Thank you Dorian Finney-Smith (
@doefinney_10
) for everything that you have done with the Dallas Mavericks and DFW community. We watched you grow in Dallas from undrafted to a main starter anchoring the defense and making threes. You will be missed.
📸
@sixfivelando
ESPN POWER RANKINGS - March 14th
1) Suns (3-0 vs Mavs)
2) Heat (0-1 vs Mavs) 🤔
3) Grizzlies (1-3 vs Mavs) 🤔
4) Warriors (1-3 vs Mavs) 🤔
5) Bucks (1-0 vs Mavs)
6) 76ers (0-1 vs Mavs) 🤔
7) Celtics (0-2 vs Mavs) 🤔
8) Mavericks (2nd most wins in 2022)
Luka Doncic gets mentioned with guys like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Dame Lillard every day.
Trae Young fans just compare him to Luka Doncic every day.
There’s a difference, enjoy your team.
Luka last week - Dropped from 2 to T3
35.5 points (48.2% FG)
6.5 assists 6.0 rebounds
Luka this week - Dropped from T3 to 4
38.0 points (53.2% FG)
14.5 assists 12.5 rebounds
🤔🤔🤔
It’s crazy how Luka really made
#77
look normal in the NBA. Just like Dirk did with
#41
. Both numbers were their second choice.
A player makes the number.
Dante Exum said teams started to put their 5 man on Dante Exum and leaving him open on the three-point line… he said he’s been in the gym ever since, working to get shots up and get confidence in his shot.
It’s paying dividends for him.