[Highlight] Luka Doncic 60-7-3-5 (78% TS) vs Heat.
100 points in less than 24 hours. Those 3 weeks of an MVP push were pure hoops
Dropped I think 45 next game against Cavs? Then got injured.
That march by Luka was definitely one of the greatest months in the last decade. Only Harden and Curry have had comparable months.
I forgot but there was one Curry Month that was even better individually but Warriors were losing a lot.
Luka’s own months in 2023-2024 were a bit better. Averaged 37/10/11 through december and January of that season
The Curry month might have been in 2021 when he made like 10+ threes like 3 times
Think Embiid had a great one in 23-24 before getting injured. 40 ppg with top tier defense iirc
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Month? Harden averaged 40 ppg after December
I’d argue level of competition makes Luka’s better
The whole season was mvp hoops he won another scoring title
Voters will never give him credit
Did you have him over any of the top 3
Yes
Yes over all of them.
Custody battle Luka will forever be an all-time alter ego
So Wilt > Doncic > Bam ?
Best offensive engine on the planet
Not even the best fat Eastern European offensive engine in the league
Yeah Jokic is better imo. His passes are just more deadly, faster decision maker too. Luka tends to lean more like Harden where he likes to dribble the air out of the ball first.
Nope, Luka surpassed him in 2024 before than Jokic was better but he was also in his prime and Luka was young
Look up the shot creation stats, Luka creates better shots off passes than Jokic
Where are you seeing this, because Jokic creates better opportunities for his teammates, more opportunities for his teammates and he shifts the trueshooting of his teammates when on the floor more than Luka does along with creating more rim assists which are the most efficient shots
You’re talking about one aspect of being an offensive engine.Luka and Jokic’s playmaking skills are damn near identical,who is better is debatable. However Luka without question is the better scorer soooo…..
The Nuggets offense last season was the by far the best in the league when he was on the floor and mediocre when he was off it, that’s what I mean by offensive engine, total impact
Jokic’s offensive rating on/off is double that of Luka’s and every offensive impact metric favors Jokic, it’s really not close who’s better
Or is the engine being a center contributing to that? You’re replacing Jokic with Jonas Valanciunas and DeAndre Jordan. You replace Luka by having Reaves and Lebron plus Smart
even if you want to ignore the on off stuff you can but his backups have no influence on the fact when he’s on the floor the Nuggets have some of the best relative offenses ever year on year and his vastly superior impact metrics
Tbf the Nuggets TS% swing is that high partially because of Jokić’s own shot selection. With Luka out there there’s always one guy on the floor tanking the percentages by taking stupid shots.
watching this legit made me feel bad for bam because hes probably the best perimeter defending big man but like him going 1v1 with luka so often was cruel
Most of them tough shots, insane shot maker.
His jumpshot is mindboggling to me. He doesn’t elevate that high, barely jumps. Doesn’t get too much separation, “just enough” separation. Basically the eye test says to me it should be a good contest, but he launches the ball like a catapult and swishes it. It’s crazy. But I do recognize his jump shot is rather odd that defenders seem to miss the timing of the contest, either they jump early on the step back or they’re late.
NIICCOOOOOO
Fat and lazy basketball if I’ve ever seen it
-Nico
ngl as a Lakers fan, I gotta dap up Nico if ever I bump into him
If there is a man in the NBA capable of beating wilts record, it might just be luka.
Triple OT and his team ain’t doing shit but him hot all night. I can see it
We just saw Bam drop 83 with 74 made free throws.
Anything is possible in Silvers NBA.
Some FT drawing bum could easily drop 100.
weve said this about so many people lol
its probably bam.
Imo that 70 point triple double is already in its own class
I believe Luka will break Bam’s record someday
Wilt Luka Bam Kobe doesn’t have the same ring as
WILT BAM… KOBE /s
Lol Bam’s “record”
He wouldn’t disrespect Kobe by dropping him off the mountain peak. Wilt, Luka, Bam.
If I recall correctly, this was 2nd night of a back to back where they got into Miami at like 5am and all the ESPN talking heads this was going to be a throw away game.
They came from Houston too. Such a stupid schedule.
losing an hour because of the time zone difference should be banned in the NBA if it’s a game the next day
Yeah, was also first game vs us after Bam 83, so I think he wanted to prove a point. Immediately after this match bookies started to increase the odds he’d get injured and he did so the very next game too.
Fuck my life
Best player on the planet
Kobe retires, Lebron steps in. LeBron on the verge of retiring then somehow Luka gets traded to Lakers. You guys can blame Nico all you want, but ain’t no way in hell that trade wasn’t influenced by the NBA. Yes, I will forever be salty about Luka.
I understand the salt. Lakers fans are typically spoiled but The vibe around luka is complete gratuity win or lose.
hand this man the keys to the city already, He’s already one of our favorite Lakers all time!
He was hitting lots of threes on Bam too lol showing how to score a 60 ball ethically
boy if Luka ever win a title in purple and gold, this sub is going SUPER UP!!
I can feel the toxicity already
Who cares he doesn’t play defense, Jaylen Brown and Cade better /s
How is :55 not a travel
i heard bam is a good defender. is this what ‘good defense’ looks like?
i know it’s you Tyler Herro
i would have brought us the chip in 2023 if i didnt get injured. the team is nothing without me
I mean a lot of it looks less bad defense and more Luka hitting tough shots
Shut the fuck up Tyler