Tag: Luka Doncic
In one of the most shocking trades in NBA history, a three-team deal between the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz will involve sending Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavs. It is the first time that two reigning All-NBA players have been traded for each other midseason, per […]
Half the NBA season is complete and there is already a big list of stars ineligible for awards at the end of the season. In case you need a reminder, the league mandated a 65-game minimum rule last year in order to be eligible for awards such as Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the […]
Luka Doncic hasn’t played for Dallas since Christmas day however his team is confident that their five time All-Star will return to action before the All-Star break. Mavericks Anticipating Luka Doncic Return Although they lost on Tuesday night in the second of two back to back games against the Nuggets, Dallas received a positive update […]
The Mavericks are already going to be shorthanded tonight without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving could also be inactive with shoulder soreness. See here for a full injury report for the Clippers vs Mavericks. Will Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving Play vs Clippers? Luka Doncic has already been ruled out of Thursday night’s game but […]
Luka Doncic is one of the most electrifying superstars of today’s NBA. The Dallas Mavericks hit a home run when they traded for him in the 2018 NBA Draft. However, Doncic came somewhat close to a different NBA destiny. A star-studded international duo of Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic almost came to fruition according to […]
Key Highlights The Dallas Mavericks‘ 133.3 offensive rating in Game 4 was their highest of the playoffs They posted a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate, which was their second-best mark of the playoffs The Boston Celtics‘ 85.7 offensive rating was their second-lowest number of the year, including the regular season and playoffs Standing toe-to-toe with […]
Key Highlights Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics posted their best half-court offensive rating of the series in Game 3 (108.9) Jaylen Brown starred again with 30 points, including 10-of-13 shooting inside the arc Behind 31 points, Jayson Tatum broke out of his shooting slump, while adding six rebounds, five assists and […]
Key Highlights: The main reason the Mavericks are down 0-2 isn’t their defense. Rather, it’s their offense. The Mavericks showed two little glimmers of hope in the fourth quarter that they could lean on in Game 3 in order to turn the series around. If what we saw at the end of Game 2 is […]
Key Highlights Jaylen Brown dropped 22 points, six rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 rout of the Dallas Mavericks Brown served as Luka Doncic‘s primary defender and forced two turnovers against him The Celtics outscored Dallas by 12 points during Brown’s 37 minutes Game 1 required mere […]
Key Highlights The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks faced off once this season following the trade deadline, when Boston won, 138-110 Dallas’ now-vaunted defense struggled to contain the Celtics, which hit 21 threes and posted a 136.6 offensive rating Despite the blowout loss, Luka Doncic was terrific with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists […]
