The Mavericks saved a first game point in the Western Conference final against the Warriors. A win for Californians would have sent Luka Doncic and his teammates on vacationbut they resisted to extend the series at least until the fifth match after winning by 119-109. “I still think we can win,” the point guard said after the match.
In a match on the wire, Doncic showed again that the responsibility does not weigh on him. Despite not having a great shot (10/26 shooting from the field with 3/11 3-point shooting), he brushed the triple-double and finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. In situations like this, to life or death, when most shrink, the slovenian prodigy grows. He has already shown it on other occasions throughout the three seasons in which he has played in the playoffs.
Doncic has played five games in which the Mavericks could have been or were eliminated.. In them, the point guard’s averages are extraordinary. Starting with the 36.6 average points, the highest in NBA history in such games. Tambin aade 10.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists. Brutal figures for dates in which his team jumped without a net.
He still has at least one more game left under those circumstances when the Mavericks visit San Francisco for Game 5. Doncic and his people are trying to do the impossible in the NBA: come back from 3-0, something that 146 other teams could not achieve throughout history. “Swept or not swept, if you lose, you lose. It doesn’t matter how many we win.” You have to go game by game. We will believe until the end”assures the point guard.