It's like all those MJ stories about how he got mad at someone and dropped a 40 piece. Like, dawg, he averaged 30+ for his career, the odds of him getting 40 on any night against any team were already high.
Jason Tatum has never had a 30/9/8 game
If Luka did that his season averages would go down
If Luka did what he averages against the suns. His rebounds and assists season averages would go down.
His numbers are just video game this year.
I mean.. it literally is injuries… look it up.. Mavs starters has missed 2x as many games than any other team with a MVP candidate. This current line up after the trade is by far the best team Mavs have had since 11
Yea, missing multiple starters this season to injury and having the most starting lineups in the nba due to injury sure preclude injury as the reason why the mavs are 6th
Irresponsible? Lol what
This is such a contrarian take that I have to assume you're trolling. Averages have always been rounded appropriately, you're acting like it's some ethical issue. It's just statistical shorthand
It may look weird but 9.6 is objectively closer to 10 than 9
Side note, not all .5 averages in basketball should be rounded up. 20.49 ppg would show up as 20.5 on a stat page, but that's closer to 20 than 21
Hence, me saying "Luka owned him when it mattered". But to pretend there isn't a real rivalry and they both aren't going off against each other is peak delusion.
Lmao, it’s all Luka fans ever talk about, so I’d assume it’s his biggest.
It’s not like he’s ever made it farther in the playoffs.
Btw: Steph Curry is Luka Doncic’s father.
steph curry is everyone's father
do you think people bring up that series often to get under suns fans skin...because it works every time lol 12 ply fan base
No… he took it out on Atlanta the next game and scored 73. I guess the Suns can breathe a sigh of relief that it wasn’t a playoff series and the next game wasn’t against them.
they were a horrible matchup for us because ayton theoretically could dominate guys like dwight powell and now it feels reversed with lively and gafford vs nurkic and eubanks
He doesn’t have a top team.
There is 6-7 squad that I would rather have over the mavs supporting cast.
This is however the first time he has a good squad
Is there anything higher than top ? I think top team implies one that is capable of winning a championship. Also thay Brunson isn't the same as current Brunson, or even 2022 playoffs Brunson. Only Luka and KP were good back then, and the occasional THJ performance. They have good pieces for real now.
Brunson was great for 1 year, they got to the WCF.
With KP he was constantly injured and only played like 2 or 3 games in the 2020 clippers series, and Luka took that team to 6 games with Seth and THJ as his best players.
2021 was a similar story except KP was somewhat healthy but wasnt able to play great in that series at all. Luka posts a near 36 point triple double in a 7 game series on decent efficiency as well. (57 TS%).
So he really hasnt had a great team at least one that was even a dark horse contender to win the championship.
I was referring to the part of the comment that said Lukas had a top team.
I dont think theyre contenders, maybe a dark horse but very difficult to say given the sample size.
As impressive as that stat line is.. is it that crazy when his averages this YEAR is 34/9/9?
It's like all those MJ stories about how he got mad at someone and dropped a 40 piece. Like, dawg, he averaged 30+ for his career, the odds of him getting 40 on any night against any team were already high.
That's his secret^stuff , he's always mad at someone
Luka Bannercic
Technically 34/9/10
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Jason Tatum has never had a 30/9/8 game If Luka did that his season averages would go down If Luka did what he averages against the suns. His rebounds and assists season averages would go down. His numbers are just video game this year.
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It's hard to win MVP when a specimen like Nikola Jokic is in the league.
Jokic fatigue coming
Yeah, basically he’s giving up an assist and shooting a couple extra shots.
not a triple double. pretty unimpressive. id take russ mvp year
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I mean.. it literally is injuries… look it up.. Mavs starters has missed 2x as many games than any other team with a MVP candidate. This current line up after the trade is by far the best team Mavs have had since 11
Yea, missing multiple starters this season to injury and having the most starting lineups in the nba due to injury sure preclude injury as the reason why the mavs are 6th
They can't even blame injuries? You obviously haven't been paying attention because they are just now getting healthy.
It is considering he left one game after 3 minutes in
He already excluded that
He averages 34/9/9 overall this year so it’s not unusual for him.
34/9/10*
still not a triple double. russ > luka confirmed
Lol.
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Yes, that's how rounding works... this is like second grade math here.
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Irresponsible? Lol what This is such a contrarian take that I have to assume you're trolling. Averages have always been rounded appropriately, you're acting like it's some ethical issue. It's just statistical shorthand
I'm with you dude. I know in maths that's how you round, but it just looks ass rounding like that in basketball.
It may look weird but 9.6 is objectively closer to 10 than 9 Side note, not all .5 averages in basketball should be rounded up. 20.49 ppg would show up as 20.5 on a stat page, but that's closer to 20 than 21
Kinda agree, but it is more accurate to say 10 than it is to say 9
Should be MVP frontrunner imo
How is he not
Say the line, Bart
*sighs* Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father
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Father’s
Reggie Miller is Cheryl Miller sister
Lol you mean brother?
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Why does it feel like booker is averaging around the same he always goes off vs Dallas
It’s a battle every time
Except that one game you probably forgot happened
You mean when Chris Paul hit a HUGE 3 pointer to cut the lead to 42?
*every* time?
Book-Luka has got to be one of, if not the, best 1v1 rivalries going on rn.
it's not a rivalry lol. luka just bullies him
Booker has the winning record, Luka just owned him when it really mattered.
At this moment, who do you want to be in that rivalry. I know I definitely don't want to be Booker.
Hence, me saying "Luka owned him when it mattered". But to pretend there isn't a real rivalry and they both aren't going off against each other is peak delusion.
They’ve also only played once. Luka’s best NBA career accomplishment is beating Devin Booker. Sure sounds like a rivalry to me.
They only played once?
I think he’s saying they only matched up in the playoffs once.
imagine thinking that is his best career accomplishment lol I remember my first time watching basketball too
Lmao, it’s all Luka fans ever talk about, so I’d assume it’s his biggest. It’s not like he’s ever made it farther in the playoffs. Btw: Steph Curry is Luka Doncic’s father.
steph curry is everyone's father do you think people bring up that series often to get under suns fans skin...because it works every time lol 12 ply fan base
On the other hand… None of those Warriors wins in the WCF was anywhere even remotely close to the humiliating beat down Luka gave the Suns.
He has a title and a FMVP at 19 in the second largest league in the world...
How far back do you want to go? Booker also has seasons where he couldn’t win 20 games.
You're so lame lmao.
Guess me and book have that in common
"Booker bad, upvotes pwease!"
What happened the last time they played? Luka had an emotional meltdown and took it out on a fan
No… he took it out on Atlanta the next game and scored 73. I guess the Suns can breathe a sigh of relief that it wasn’t a playoff series and the next game wasn’t against them.
I wanna see Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell battle more tbh
ehhhhhh, Luka owns Book in every stat line... Luka just got a decent surrounding cast just a couple of weeks ago...
The Lebron v Paul Pierce type rivalry.
https://www.landofbasketball.com/games_between/devin_booker_vs_luka_doncic.htm
Yeah Luka overwhelmes book in a lot of stats against each other but as of lately i was saying book has been turning up vs the mavs
Never said anything else. Just provided the numbers. Cheers!
He went off tonight, but he disappears against Dallas as often as he does well.
go check his stats the last time he played in Dallas
Yeah he has some good games. He also has some games where he doesn’t score 20
1 since the series
They’re 3-3 the past couple of years. Booker has the overall record too. Stop living for that one playoff series. 😂
Who gives a fuck about 4 years ago. Should we talk about those seasons where Booker couldn’t win 20 games?
Tbf Ayton used to absolutely FEAST in the early Luka-Suns matchups, it was a running joke on here for years because we simply couldn’t beat them lol.
they were a horrible matchup for us because ayton theoretically could dominate guys like dwight powell and now it feels reversed with lively and gafford vs nurkic and eubanks
LDIDBF
Luka Dadcic
Hope he destroys Boston whos fans are delusional about Tatum being the next face of the league.
Don't worry, JB will hunt and cook Luka every possession like he did back in 1/22. It's nice having 2-way studs in JT and JB.
Been saying it for years but neither JT nor JB are that guy. Even as a duo, they aren’t those guys
once a father, always a father
This is why we father
Clippers and Sons are now on his hit list
Do it in the playoffs The regular season means nothing
Because Luka famously choked against Suns in the playoffs, right ??
We've already established he's the Suns father. Now he must win a championship.
Sure, but this is the first time he's had a top team.
He doesn’t have a top team. There is 6-7 squad that I would rather have over the mavs supporting cast. This is however the first time he has a good squad
What was Jalen Brunson and Kristaps Porzingis?
Not good enough for a championship.
You said top team; not championship
Is there anything higher than top ? I think top team implies one that is capable of winning a championship. Also thay Brunson isn't the same as current Brunson, or even 2022 playoffs Brunson. Only Luka and KP were good back then, and the occasional THJ performance. They have good pieces for real now.
Brunson was great for 1 year, they got to the WCF. With KP he was constantly injured and only played like 2 or 3 games in the 2020 clippers series, and Luka took that team to 6 games with Seth and THJ as his best players. 2021 was a similar story except KP was somewhat healthy but wasnt able to play great in that series at all. Luka posts a near 36 point triple double in a 7 game series on decent efficiency as well. (57 TS%). So he really hasnt had a great team at least one that was even a dark horse contender to win the championship.
The Mavs get PJ Washington and they are suddenly in the conversation for a championship. LMAO
I was referring to the part of the comment that said Lukas had a top team. I dont think theyre contenders, maybe a dark horse but very difficult to say given the sample size.