Luka Doncic in the 1st half vs Clippers: 32 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK, +3 in 19min
Luka Doncic in the 1st half vs Clippers: 32 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK, 3 TOV, 11-17 FG, 6-10 3P, 4-5 FT, +3 in 19min
60% from three, he’s very hot hand tonight
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401809801
There’s no reason to smile in life
This game fucks so far so I’m not complaining
Vlad Radmanovic flair??? My man
Snowboarding enthusiast, Vlad Radmanovic??
This shouldn’t be talked about
Space Cadet VladRad
Sonics legend ☝️
Lakers too
I’d like to take this time for the mods to give me a stanislav medvedenko flair please
nyeah.
What I think of whenever I randomly hear about Slava Medvedenko
Laker legend, Radman!
God I used to have him in a lakers flair, have no idea how it reset
We have no perimeter defense lol
I was just saying this. Neither of these teams can defend. Pretty horrific.
I disagree 😁
It’s funny and sad because in nearly any other circumstance Dallas would be incredibly glad to get a player of AD’s caliber.
A trade being so bad that getting AD kills your franchise doesn’t even seem possible
I mean, hes played 14 out of like 60 possible games, showed up out of shape and is almost 33. Even if Luka wasn’t so loved here, I don’t think Dallas fans would be high on AD in general
Getting AD to pair with Luka makes complete sense. It just doesn’t make sense trading Luka for him
In theory, but “in theory” is all AD has to offer at this point.
If Dallas traded its last remaining assets to pair Luka with AD, Dallas fans would be freaking out about having no assets and an aging big that never plays taking up 60m in cap space
Edit: to be clear, I’d much prefer to still have Luka and just be mad at ADs contract lol
AD could’ve been 24 in his absolute prime and healthy and I’d feel the same way. At his peak he was 40% of the player Luka is.
Ok, now you’re going too far. A 24 year old AD was going toe to toe with the Warriors dynasty and giving them hell while playing with scrubs. A peak Luka is probably still better but 40% is crazy
Actually some of those pelicans teams were pretty good. I believe specifically the one you’re referring to against the warriors, although I don’t remember that series being toe to toe.
They lost in like 5 games I believe but even Draymond said AD was a problem, and he was just a baby at that time
This is the truth/reality of AD’s career. If he is your best player, you have about a 50% chance of landing in the lottery. He is a poor first option, and a very good second option. That being said, even as a second option on lakers I’d argue his team’s disappointed given the first option was arguably the goat. That lakers run to me was pretty underwhelming. Maybe he proves me wrong in Dallas or wherever he’s traded to, but I doubt it.
Lakers Bron-AD run was undone by that post-bubble season. Bron and AD going down and us barely holding on to the play-in informed the panic trade for Russ. That led to everything by Rob trying to compensate for that trade until the Luka trade happened.
E: oh and choosing THT over Caruso as well. He may have been a role player but he does so much for winning that we haven’t come close to replacing his profile. If Vando was passable on offense pr could even gather the ball with one motion, they’d be something there.
Yeah, AD was a DPOY and MVP. He wouldn’t be top 5 today like Luka is but he’d easily by top 10.
AD was easily a top 10 player at the time of the trade last season. Honestly, pre-injury AD last season was playing like one of the best 5 players in the league last season.
Agreed.
Plus Luka was just beloved here. Only way you trade him is if asks out.
Or if you’re a moron thats failed upwards in life like Nico.
why would we be happy that we’re paying street clothes 55-62m a year to sit on the bench?
I wouldn’t even trade PJ and Gaff for him
Don’t worry we got Cooper Flagg 🥴
I’m a fucking lakers fan now. Cheering on the fucking lakers. Fuck you Nico Harrison from the bottom of my heart.
I have the same sentiments. It makes me feel dirty and not in a good way.
Same, and I have been a mavs fan for 30+ years it really hurts.
haha you had nico
I’d be crying if I lost the vision too
Hey, he took you guys to the finals. That’s something. Also there is a low but non-zero chance he comes back to Dallas while still in his prime. Don’t ask me how but it’s definitely possible.
Dude isn’t coming back as long as the current owners are still there. They approved the trade.
^shhhhh^can’tyousee^I’mtryingtoget^aMavsfanofftheledgehere^bro
thanks but it’s not working :(
I’m not even a Lakers fan but I enjoy watching Luka. Sucks Nico traded him
Dont worry, you’re luck will turn around
If getting the 1st pick isn’t already their luck turning around, I don’t even want to know what it will be.
You have Flagg at least
Luka hates the Clippers lol
He actually loves the Clippers. Getting buckets is his love language.
Luka vs the clippers is a fully charged Zarya
Luka: there is no goat. Only GOATS.
You think Luka did the GOATS meta in Overwatch? XD
He’s a top 500 zarya main. Saying he didn’t play goats is like saying there’s a modern NBA guard who doesn’t shoot threes.
This would be a good statline to have for an entire game and he did it in a half
Actually 🤓☝️it would be below average for him this year
Hasnt he been pretty ass from the 3?
30% or so, still getting 35/9/9 on good efficiency so this game is what happens when his 3 is also on
Yeah he has, but he seems to be regressing to the mean today so far.
If he’s improving his 3pt% it’s definitely not “regressing” to the mean
Regression can be either negative or positive, in this case it’s referring to a reversion from an otherwise unlikely dip in production.
I feel like his 3FG% improves as he season goes and his FT% gets worse towards the end of the season.
When it’s playoff time…. His 3s always look good as long as he’s not left wide open.
He gonna miss if he is wide open for sure
I miss being able to say this.
What a scrub.
And imagine if he was in shape🙃
Thanks John
Magic Johnson ahh comment
I hate seeing these halftime reports because inside I want him to continue and drop 60+ but every single time it turns into like 40-45 and the production significantly drops
I mean yeah Clippers are gonna just triple him at half court now
Yea it never turns out to be continuous lmao
Fucking called it lmfaoo
Lol every time. I mean I get why and they fed Bron and Reaves because of it. But man I wanna see those 60s!
Well he did end up with 13 assist. They were just tripling him at half court, the right play is to find the open man, not to chase high scoring numbers
Nico Harrison ruined my life
Is this as bad as angels fans having to watch shohei win 🏆 with the dodgers ?
At least Shohei left of his own accord
Probably because Shohei chose to leave…Luka never wanted to
He chose to leave because Moreno didn’t accept the offer the Dodgers did. Ohtani would have stayed in Anaheim.
It’s gotta be like infinitely worse lmao, Angels couldn’t get anything going around him to even make the playoffs and he then chose to leave in FA. The Mavs were in the finals with Luka and he was absolutely going to be a lifer only to get traded away by a bumbling idiot who doesn’t even have a job anymore. One of them is a bummer, but the other one simply shouldn’t have happened in any sane world.
Just ordered the last Luka Mavs jersey, just to reminisce 😔
I hate having to watch Lakers games now
Genuinely feels like every game one of the big 3 do something crazy and then the next game it gets topped by another one
Yeah the level of the top 3 rn (and Giannis when he’s playing ) is actually insane there is such a clear gap
Idk if there is a big gap Wemby is right there
It’ll be a big 5 soon
Yeah, we’re witnessing the next generation in action. It’s insane. And I want them all to do well so that none of their legacies are tarnished ngl
Who are rhe big 3? Luka, SGA, and who else?
Yikes
It’s Jokic, and he’s probably the #1
Ah, duh. Can’t believe I forgot him 🤦♂️ serious brain fart right there.
Silly goose
But jokic loses when he gets 50 pts 15 rebounds. And 7 assists.
So does Aaron Gordon, you can’t win them all.
Anthony Davis
Nico? Is that you?
Jokic obviously
Bub Carrington
Most rational Bubliever
Bro forgetting the literal best player in the world.
lol remember when commentators would be going crazy for 32 points in a half.
Its one of MJs best playoff moments and like we have 12-15 guys that can do it in a regular season game very often now
Regular season and playoffs are still very different games.
Because pace is up and defense is down
Bro you’re not watching the shots he’s hitting. It’s easy to say defense is down when offense is nuclear.
I mean there’s more points across the board. It’s a lot easier to score now than when MJ played. That’s just a fact. Luka is still unreal
In MJ’s highest scoring season the pace was 100.8. It is 100.3 this season.
Dude look at the scores to the game. They’re shooting 10x the threes. The spacing is crazy
I still remember Kobe dropping 45 pts in 1st half against MJ wizards
Nico Harrison.
And its not even close.
Would Luka be the best bet to pass Kobe 81 someday?
Yes, probably. But I’d say that’d mean the Lakers are pretty bad if he has to do that.
They don’t have to be bad. They could just be very injured which is possible. LeBron and AR miss a game together when they are playing a bad defensive team and it’s definitely possible.
Eh idk, once lebron retires it’ll basically just be Luka and AR for creation, I could def see it happen
Yep, and he’s already scored the 4th most in a game (73), behind only Wilt and Kobe.
And tied with David Thompson, never forget that baller.
And no one cared
Wasn’t that the night KAT had like 65 and Embiid had 70? Lol
Like a week after the media glazed Embiid for scoring 70 and they just shit on the nba being too easy when Luka put up 73
Both prove where the NBA is now. Idk how you can even deny it. Donovan Mitchell scored 71 on 1/2/2023, and nobody really cares. So 2 more points by Luka, can’t really expect everyone to care even more. It’s video game era with the most skilled players ever. Big stat lines are going nowhere. More 50 bombs . Already 8 - 50 point games this season.
Not only did they not care, they actively shit on it and there was a whole narrative being pushed about how much easier it is to score now
Ya but what’s his BMI?
Same as his PPG I heard
Luka so fat the basketball is affected by his gravity
When someone says Luka is heliocentric, they mean it literally
When they say Lukas gravity is giving his teammates open shots they mean his literal gravitational field and opposing defenders get dragged into his orbit
Fuck Nico
I don’t believe people that say they think SGA is better
Sga doubters in the big 25
Lol not a doubter. He’s 3rd for me! That’s 0 disrespect. Will be top 30 all time at worst probably!
Fair but you’re acting like its crazy to say SGA is better than Luka. There’s definitely an argument for both players
Yeah I guess I’m over compromising some since it seems like no one thinks theirs an argument for Luka. Could’ve worded it better
It’s hard to judge them correctly because his teammates are so good while Lukas had mediocre rosters
SGA had bad/mid rosters early and never even reached the playoffs. That’s kind of part of my issue with him! Example 2022 when Luka was in the WCF and SGA was great but no playoffs.
I don’t know if he could hard carry like I’ve seen Jokic, Giannis and Luka do
so he’s not a floor raiser, but a ceiling raiser?
in the modern NBA it takes quite a bit to be a floor raiser. mostly defensive anchorage like wemby is doing (or even gobert in utah)
SGA made the playoffs with the Clippers. Anyway, In 2022 Luka had Porzingis, Jalen Brunson, Hardaway Jnr, DFS as teammates with more or less the same roster from the previous year, SGA had Dort (2nd year player) and a rookie Josh Giddey, the only other name you might know is Mike Muscala. Thunder had the youngest team in the NBA. They were terrible.
You don’t know if SGA can “hard carry” - well he absolutely has done and will continue to do so when the Thunder have injured starters.
I think of it as Luka and sga are both in the same tier.
Imo sga is more consistent and better defence but Luka peaks are insane and his shots are wild. They’re both great players and fun to watch. Do kinda wish Luka complained a little less lmao.
Yeah for sure. I think last year clouded the waters some. If Luka had a normal Luka year I think it’s more of a normal discussion.
I realize that was an outlier but some don’t and that’s okay
These are the takes I’ve come to love from this sub. You don’t believe people who say that the reigning MVP and finals MVP, coming off one of the best offensive seasons of all time, who is close to elite level defensively, is better than Luka? You just don’t believe people who believe that?
No one really thinks it was one of the best offensive seasons of all time. It’s torturing the data too much when you try make a case for that using stats
It was quite literally one of the best offensive seasons of all time
No it isn’t. In recent years alone, Steph, Jokic and Harden have had better years
brother shai is better
SGA is an elite defender is the thing. But Luka is top 4 for sure.
SGA is not an elite defender. He’s just not a liability on that end
Maybe that’s the difference that people see. I view him as a slightly above average defender on a great defensive team.
I also don’t view Luka as the worst defender ever!
Fucking Nico….i mean…thank you Nico
Luka is mad jealous he didnt get some tree deal
MVP season
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When are they bringing back those throwback blue/white laker jerseys?
I hope not. I’m a simple man I just want gold at home, purple for away and whites on sunday home games.
yeah but it would be funny af to see luka in a blue jersey again
We are banana now, gold is dead
It’s been almost 10 years now since Lakers’ leadership acknowledged this yellow problem and said they’d bring it up to Nike and nothing has happened. If anything that shit seems to be getting more yellow as time goes on.
All I know is the banana court gotta go. All these weird ass courts are hideous but this one takes the cake
Just a freak talent hope the rest of the team can pick it up they should be up double digits right now
Got hacked all half too
I mean he got his free throws no?
Clippers won a challenge on a 3 to slow the Luka whistle.
“Hacked” 😑
You think taking hits on the arms and hands doesn’t affect a player? It’s not just pain, it exacerbates exhaustion too… Big difference than being left untouched an entire game for example
Luka is not getting smacked around, he’s getting soft body bump calls and coming up under arms. I’m not even sure what to make of this comment, do you prefer basketball to be a non-contact sport?
You’re not even watching the game my guy. Also how did I even imply that I want bball to be non-contract? What an insane thing to take away from my comment
But he is lazy
Luka really hates the clippers
Mf is on a heater jesus. Just rises up on everyone lol
You can’t stop Luka, you can’t hope to contain him, you can only mope and complain.
That was my favorite part about Clippers games. Luka always went off. Fuck Nico.
thank you nico
These are some diabolical numbers
Saw this and was like “oh fuck, Lakers gotta be destroying the Clippers right now”.
Checked box score. 3 point game. Fuck.
E: Clippers 57% from the field. 50% from 3 on 20 shots. Dear god lmao.
Atleast the Mavs now have Flagg who might end up maybe half as good as Luka
Reminder Flagg was not part of the trade
Nico tell it like he planned to hit the lottery after quitting a 7 figure job.
Which has nothing to do with Luka, that was Dallas pick
It’s amazing he can score that much in a half and have that many assists- he’s not ball hogging he’s just fucking amazing.
But he’s only worth old injured AD, max christie, and one frp
lol this is a career game for some. It’s the first fkn half
Sell the team.
My boycott continues until the Adelson’s leave.
Can you imagine having “I traded Luka” on your resume?!
Nico would be lucky to find a managing position at Burger King
He takes it personal against them.
MAVS FANS GET OFF REDDIT
This guy can definitely score 80 one day
he is going to begin reverting to his normal shooting percentages and its going to get real crazy.
If only the Clips could stop making everything god dammit
Good lord
Bro wants to be Anthony Black so badly LMAO
Jesus
+3 lmao
Imagine what Jokic is gonna bust out now after his spinning behind the back bounce pass lasted a day smdh
Yeah sure 32 in a half is impressive but he’s so chunky and defence wins championships….Nico probably
50 ball incoming
A 40 ball is cool too lol
Yeah and he forced his shots in the 3rd and only scored 7.
He can’t be good tho he’s fat and white
no fat and white players have ever won mvp or the league recently…
He always goes off against the clippers
Mavs got so lucky he fell in that draft
Wait
Thanks Luka! Plz improve that draft pick.
SGA does better in 3QT