EN SU APOJEO / IN SUPPORT OF
Scoring many points in a game by NBA teams now seems very normal, and more in their respective players, the truth is that I do not know what to think, if it is mere talent or actually there are shortcomings in the defense, but what is showing the Slovenian player Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks since the beginning of this season until today is truly amazing, I have no doubt about his talent, and even more when he has already played in the post-season several times, which tells us that there is something true about his level shown in this 2022, days of 50 and even 60 points, triple doubles are some of the performances that I will show you about this player below.
PRIMERO EN LA HISTORIA / FIRST IN HISTORY
To say that a team or in this case a player is the first in the history of something, means something very important, and more in this game that was dominated in the past by figures as emblematic as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, to mention a few, the talent of this European player is magnificent, he has an ability to score points and make his teammates play that is truly amazing, You see him and he looks like anything but a pilot, a shooting guard and a strong forward that are the characteristics that he currently possesses and that are incredible, because physically he does not have the prototype of those players, of those positions, and that he plays in a very fluid way, crowding all the offensive statistics of the league in a very convincing way.
Faithful example of what I'm telling you is what happened this week in the game where the Dallas Mavericks Doncic's team received the New York Knicks, a game where both teams gave their all to get the victory, taking the best part of Dallas, 126 to 121 in another overtime, the best thing was not that the game has gone to overtime, but the way they went to that instance of the game, an offensive commanded by the Slovenian player, ended with an outcome not for the cardiac act, showing the superstar side of Doncic to complete the final plays successfully and in an exciting way to give the touch of spectacle to the commitment.
I love this kind of games, it is exciting when a team comes from behind to get the victory, it is kind of like that disadvantage is such, that when the team involved in that adversity, little by little is getting closer to the scoreboard, it adds something else, the public who, seeing that his team is coming back, play an important factor in this sense, because the noise helps in most cases the locals and interfere in the development of the visiting team, The crowd, when they see that their team is coming back, play an important factor in this sense, because in most cases the noise helps the locals and interferes in the development of the visiting team, completely overshadowing them, which translates into that factor, influencing in a notorious way in the commitment.
New York completely dominated almost the entire game, first, second and third quarter, but the most damage was done in the 4th quarter, as it usually happens in these cases, a spectacular performance by Luka, was the spark plug of his team, by scoring almost everything in those final moments, A performance that led the 23 year old player to finish the day with 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists and I would add the 2 blocks, a super hero, to lead all the offensive statistics of the team.
This performance of 60 goals, put him directly in the history of the league, this at such a young age, not only to have such a similar performance of 60 points, but with his rebounds and assists that combined add a triple double more to his brilliant career, making him so far, the only player to have that level of triple doubles, 60-21-10, meaning that there was no other player in the history of the league, going through all its brilliant eras, in achieving such a prestigious performance, no doubt this fills me with pride, to be part of this generation of players, who have taken the baton in a way of playing so particular and so aggressive with the points never seen before.
The Dallas team looks very good for the beginning of 2023, despite having a 19-16 record, they are only 3.5 games away from the "Western Conference" pack of 6 teams, something that did not happen last season, predicting that the performances of the player from Europe will be of great help to reach not only the first places of this side of the league, but also to secure a place that will give them direct access to the post-season within the first 6 places of the table.
EUROPA EN LA HISTORIA DE LA NBA / EUROPE IN NBA HISTORY
We all know the talent of the European player, there are many players that we have seen pass through the league, and Doncic is one of them, the attributes of this basketball player has taken this game to another level, not only him, Nikola Jokic is another one of them, who is currently at a level that makes us corroborate that the 2 most valuable player awards he has obtained is not the work of chance, and more when we see that throughout the history of the NBA, it is very difficult for a foreign player to win it.
Por el camino que vamos Jokic repetirá este premio, y ya sería el tercero de manera consecutiva, parece increíble pero es así, no existen jugadores con el nivel de este par, y de no ganarlo, Doncic es el candidato perfecto para ello, buen piloto, buen tiro desde la línea de los tres puntos, y una capacidad de penetrar en la zona de la pintura que lo hacen un jugador super completo como lo dije anteriormente y candidato para ganar el premio al mejor de la liga, estamos a las puertas de un par de jugadores cuyas nacionalidades no son norteamericanas y están tomando el puesto de muchos jugadores de EEUU, cosa que en el pasado, esto no solía ocurrir.
The way we are going Jokic repeat this award, and it would be the third in a row, it seems incredible but so, there are no players with the level of this pair, and if not win it, Doncic is the perfect candidate for it, good driver, good shot from the three-point line, and an ability to penetrate in the paint that makes him a super complete player as I said before and a candidate to win the best of the league award, we are on the doorstep of a couple of players whose nationalities are not American and are taking the place of many US players, something that in the past, this did not used to happen.
HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME
