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Luka Doncic does not regret his choices in the “money-time” in Orlando | NBA

Thanks to their very good month of January (12 wins – 4 losses) and their impermeable defense (103.3 points conceded out of 100 possessions, the best “Defensive Rating” in the NBA in January), the Mavericks are now well established in the Top 6 of the Western Conference (29 wins – 22 losses).

Except that January did not end in the best way for the Mavs, since the Magic dominated them in the snatch. After five last minutes completely missed by the Texan franchise, in the lead 106-102 then finally beaten 110-108, not registering any (!) Basket during this time.

Luka Doncic preferred to fix the defense

Certainly author of a big triple-double (34 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists), Luka Doncic has however collapsed in the “money-time”, like all of his teammates. However, regularly caught in pairs, the Slovenian does not regret his choice to leave the match point to his comrades, who took advantage of his shifts.

I would have made the same decision in another match, if I was also taken at two or at three“, recognized the one who was being squeezed by Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Chuma Okeke, as during almost the entire meeting. ” Simply, the shots did not fall into it. I was still not going to shoot over two players, while one of my teammates was open… It was a good action and I would not hesitate to do it again.

On arrival, after Luka Doncic’s shift for Reggie Bullock at 3-point, it was finally Maxi Kleber who inherited the ball and tried his luck to win his team, from the arc. Without success.

In the process, Reggie Bullock was then unable to convert his attempt at mid-range, after an offensive rebound. Leaving Orlando to validate, in pain, his third victory in four games.

A decision that looks like a trust mark

Although some will probably regret that Luka Doncic could not allow the Mavericks to win or, at least, to equalize, it was far from the case for his coach, who appreciated the choice of his point guard Slovenian.

He did everything right “, estimated Jason Kidd, about the decision of his superstar on the last possession. ” That’s what champions and leaders do: they trust their teammates to pull off the right move and land a shot. He made the right money-time decisions but, unfortunately, we weren’t able to score one of our eight 3-point attempts.

As the leader points out here Hall of Famer, Dallas has effectively missed its last eight shots, all attempted from behind the 3-point line. A real collective collapse on the part of the Mavs, deprived of the tandem Kristaps Porzingis – Tim Hardaway Jr, in “back-to-back” and surprised by a catchy Florida team, led by a certain Jamahl Mosley.

But, in the end, what Jason Kidd regrets the most is this fact of the game that occurred at 109-108, and 18 seconds from the end, which saw the referees not granting him the time-out he had called. And which resulted in Maxi Kleber losing the ball, with an interception by Jalen Suggs then a free throw by Wendell Carter Jr.

It was an unfortunate action because, with my mask, [l’arbitre] explained to me that he had not heard me ask for a time-out. And that’s unfortunate, because our defense gave us a chance to win this game. “, delivered to conclude the former assistant coach of the Lakers.

Luka Doncic Percentage Bounces
Season Team GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd party Int bp CT Points
2018-19 DAL 72 32 42.7 32.7 71.3 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.9 1.1 3.4 0.4 21.2
2019-20 DAL 61 34 46.3 31.6 75.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 2.5 1.0 4.3 0.2 28.8
2020-21 DAL 66 34 47.9 35.0 73.0 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 2.3 1.0 4.3 0.6 27.7
2021-22 DAL 35 35 43.9 30.4 73.9 0.8 7.9 8.8 8.8 2.3 1.2 4.4 0.5 25.4
Total 234 34 45.4 32.7 73.6 1.1 7.4 8.4 7.9 2.2 1.0 4.0 0.4 25.7

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