Luka Doncic at the half: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, on 7⁄11 FG, 3⁄6 3P
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401909921
Also a technical foul and 7⁄8 from the free throw line
well well well
But he’s fat though
What is that yellow juice??
the amount of open looks we get from him getting doubled every time he touches the ball is insane. now if only we could get some defensive stops…
I’d be happy if our players would actually capitalize on open looks, theyre driving on open 3s again tongiht,
tbf they’ve actually been scoring on those drives where they pump fake on the 3s. well except laravia
I guess every game gonna be a shootout
Off game from Luka
Yeah rebounds #s are lacking
MVP
24 point halfs are just going to be a regular thing I guess
The level of basketball he’s playing rn is just absurd. Like if you’re a genuine fan of the sport and not just a narrative pusher or a hater you have to appreciate what he’s doing currently
100%. You don’t need to like him or be a fan of his but this is some crazy stuff
He is ruining statlines for everyone else - a guy having a career 27/7/7 evening feels like “eh? That’s what Luka does in a half”
Well can he take a half off and go mvp next game?..
Overdue
not unless he’s on a top 3 team tho according to Kendrick Perkins
He’s bitch made. Biggest complainer i’ve ever seen.
And Shai is a horrendous foul baiter. So what. Personality and playstyle has nothing to do with MVP. Dude is balling.
Lose to the complainer fatso
keep crying baby
Mvp of mediocre teams, we haven’t had one high level opponent yet.
Can only play whats in front of you dude. What a terrible take lmao.
Exactly. Despite the strength of the opponents it’s been our scheduling that’s been killing us. 5 games in 7 days.
I don’t think you realize how mediocre Luka’s own supporting cast is. It’s a miracle they’re 5-2. Couldn’t even fucking rest after taking a lead over Toronto with 2 minutes left
I’m aware our supporting cast sucks which is exactly why he ain’t winning mvp.
Man is putting up 25 point halves on the regular but this 40 year old man thinks it’s because of competition.
Just another normal game at this point lol
Mvp should be his for the taking honestly
He’s now dropped 3 spots because he fell down guarding curry once
Lol as much as I enjoyed that, the man is carrying tf out of his team and playing extremely well. Not sure why he gets so much hate 😅
Lakers
He’s had the third best start ever when in comes to points scored through the first 8Games(only wilt is ahead) So yeah no shit lol
Yeah he’s definitely on one rn 😅
Nahh Lakers won’t finish high enough.
This team is a top 4 seed lmao. That’s high enough. You must have missed Russ win his mvp.
Also Jokic winning as a 6th seed
No? I didn’t miss Russ’ MVP. I just don’t see this Lakers team finishing as a top 4 seed. It’s been 6 games and you think they’re already a lock or something? lol
This roster has obvious glaring flaws, particular in their defense. Luka’s shooting efficiency will also come back down to earth eventually.
Doh
They are 4th in the west rn. Its obviously still early but they can secure a top 3 seed especially with all the injuries
Ah, double Wemby’s entire game points in one half. Can’t wait for them to give Wemby POTW next week again!
Dude set the sliders on rookie
Giannis with 20 4 and 5 at half too
He is just unstoppable when hes going to the basket
Watching this game it feels just obvious that Luka is the best offensive player in the league right now. He’s showing mastery aspect of offensive basketball except rebounding. Surprisingly fast and efficient on the transition too.
It looks so effortless
But the Miami defense has been pretty trash. Giannis looks the worst defensively that he has ever looked.
Him not winning player of the week is egregious work
Bro really gonna average 37 ppg all year
Him and Giannis both playing very well. Idk why giannis is slept on in mvp talks, that guy is and has always been a monster.
If the heat were a top 6 seed he would be mentioned a lot more
His team is 2-4 (started 0-4) and you’re confused about why his MVP campaign is off to a quiet start?
So they’re 2-0 in the last 2
Bill Simmons adjace take
Because the Heat suck
Because Heat is 2-4 so far. I don’t know why team win-lose records are being considered for MVP award but some do consider it when it comes to MVP.
I mean it’s still the beginning of the season so Giannis might very well be in MVP consideration later
Everyone weighs record heavily unless Zach Lowe says otherwise.
I mean less than 10 years ago it used to be given to the best player on the best team
Kobe lost MVP in 2006 scoring 36 a game
He did this with zero help in the deadball era. Nuttiest season I have ever seen.
yeah and he lost it to Nash who had the Sun as the top team
The heat are awful that’s why
Giannis will do giannis things but the heat sucj
Like why do we give a fuck about guys averaging 10 ppg less on a 2-5 team? There shouldn’t even need to be anything said about MVP front runner right now
The voters don’t want him to tie Jokic
Because Luka is completely outshining him in this game. Giannis very good but he’s closer to 5 than he is to being the best in the NBA.
With MVP chants too
That boy good
“Shot chucker”
Unanimous MVP
He’s due for a 50+ game. Not watching, but the scores for both teams look crazy. Was there any defensive effort? Almost 80 at the half is crazy
Due? He already hit 52 in the first 3 games lol
Forgot if you don’t use the right words people will think someone is slandering their fave. Now are they playing defense or you didn’t see my whole comment running to defend him.
The funny thing is I was being silly and based on him hitting 50 in the first three games, he is actually due to hit 50 again in the 8th game
Hurrying to get on their knees😂
Every Miami game is going to be a shootout? Their offense is not good enough to be trying this night in and night out
SGA with these stats line and their fans goin start crying for them to build a statute 😂. Regular night for the Don.
Something something Nico lol
luka is a genius
mom said its my turn to post this
Not sustainable. Not championship basketball.
Is this satire?