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Luka Doncic Did THE UNTHINKABLE & Nobody Is Talking About It

On this drive, Luka Doncic sees 3 defenders on him. Look at Morris swiping at the ball, Nick Batum is on his hip, and then right in front is Terrance Mann. Still, Luka handles a triple team like it’s literally nothing, as he easily lays it in. And right here, check out how much attention he attracts, as he’s boxed in by 4 Clippers players, but he sees Maxi Kleber wide open at the three point line, kicks it out and Maxi knocks down this great opportunity provided by Doncic. These plays are just an illustration of how dominant Luka was in this game. Doing absolutely anything he wanted on the court. But what if I told you that he did something that nobody else has in NBA history. What if I told you that this performance by him was one for the record books. Sit tight and follow along closely. We got a big one today. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. If you watched the game, or even if you didn’t and only took a look at the boxscore, you would see a stat line of 42 points and 14 assists which of course is monster in itself. But then, the unthinkable. Check this out: What you’re watching right now are 6 field goals, 4 made by Tim Hardaway Jr, 1 by Dwight Powell, and 1 by Kristaps Porzingis. These 6 were the only possessions that Luka Doncic was not involved in. Either by scoring or assisting on it. As we take a look at the complete list of field goals in this game, the red being the points by Luka, and the green being all of his assists, you see that he was directly involved in 31 out of the 37 made baskets for the Dallas Mavericks. Wait what?! Doncic created virtually all of the made baskets for the team in the entire game. So basically if you take away Luka, you take away 75 points from the Mavs in this game. If we factor in the free throws that other players made, 75 out of the total 105 points that Mavericks ended up with as a team is 71.4% that Doncic was personally responsible for. And 31 out of 37 is 83.78% if we talk about field goals. This is an unfathomable level of carrying a team. That’s virtually every successful possession for the team was in a way because of him. I’ve definitely never thought of this stat but if anyone told me I would watch a game like this, I’m not sure if I would believe them. This is crazy. Now, there are players that have a combined scoring + assisting number that’s higher than Luka’s 75. Just think of Kobe’s 81 + the 5 he assisted on that’s 86. Or Wilt’s 100 + the 4 assisted ones. However, percentage wise, Kobe’s 86 out of the Lakers total 122 in that game is 70.49% And Wilt’s 104 from the team’s 169 is only 61.54% compared to the 71.4% from Doncic. This puts him near the very top when we talk about carrying a team and how much a franchise is dependent on its star player. But he’s not number 1, and I will make a list about that in a video in the near future. Make sure you’re subscribed for that as well. Factoring in the circumstances of the injury that Luka’s been dealing with and we could see the previous game that it’s bothering him quite a lot at times, and the fact that this was a playoff game, a pivotal one at that, on top of that being played on the road, makes this one heck of a heroic performance by the young slovenian. He was a bit less enthusiastic than that however, and in the postgame Doncic said that he played pretty bad according to his standards. (DONCIC INTERVIEW) Luckily coach Rick Carlisle agreed with me so much that he actually was stumbling to find the right words to explain what he saw in game 5. (CARLISLE INTERVIEW) Talking about how great he is, Luka just had his 4th game with 40 or more points in the playoffs. And in just 11 career postseason games, he has as many 40s as Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard and Karl Malone had in their careers. Doncic has more than some NBA greats like Kyrie Irving, Paul Pierce, Anthony Davis, Patrick Ewing, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Just think about how unbelievable of an achievement that is at only 22 years, and again, with only 11 playoff games under his belt. Incredible. Even with all the heroics, the job is still not finished tho. Going back home for a closeout game 6 should be the perfect setup for the Mavs but this series has been so wild and unpredictable that we should absolutely be prepared for anything. This playoff matchup between LA and Dallas is only the second one in NBA history to have every road team win it for the first 5 games. The first one being the 1995 Western Conference Finals between the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs. So since Kenny the Jet Smith was a part of that, he had something to say about this on Inside The NBA.

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The Monty Show: Are the Utah Jazz The Best Team in the NBA Playoffs?

Monty & Jake are talking about a dominant Utah Jazz performance! The Utah Jazz dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies in 5 games, but lost Mike Conley, are the Utah Jazz the best team left in the NBA Playoffs? Can the Utah Jazz count on Mike Conley to be ready for the Western Conference Semifinals? Are the Utah Jazz better than the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets? The LA Clippers are on the verge of being eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks as Luka Doncic went off at Staples Center on Wednesday Night! If the the LA Clippers do in fact lose, should the Clippers breakup PG and Kawhi? Who is at fault for the Clippers tanking? There are two big games in the NBA Western Conference, who is going home, and who is going to Game 7? Can the Phoenix Suns closeout the Los Angeles Lakers? Are the Denver Nuggets capable of closing Damian Lillard and the Trailblazers at Moda Center?

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Evan Fournier Attacks Closeout vs. 2-3 Zone: Tristan Thompson Made Dunk

Big Jax

Jordan, PUMUPUNIT ng NET ng KANYANG DATING TEAM! | FLAMETHROWER ng JAZZ | Jordan Clarkson Highlights

Dahil na rin sa pagkaka-postpone o di pagpapatuloy ng laro nila sa Washington, sa laban ng Utah Jazz kontra Cleveland Cavaliers na nga nagtapos ang roadtrip nina Jordan Clarkson. Sa isang koponang depleted o kulang ang mga manlalaro dahil sa mga injury, delubyo pa rin ang hatid nila JC. #PUSOSports #JordanClarkson #Flamethrower Ang Cavs nga rin ang koponan ni Clarkson bago sya ma-trade sa Jazz. Bagaman marami nang nabago sa lineup nila, alam pa rin siguro nila ang laruan ni Jordan. Sa isang pagkakataon pa nga ay sya ay nasupalpal nitong si Osman. Gayunpaman, agaran namang nakabawi ang ating kababayan. Nagtulong nga sila ni Donovan Mitchell upang ratratin ang kanilang kalaban mula sa three-point line. Pareho ngang nakapagtala ng limang tres ang dalawang gwardiyang ito. Dahil sa kanilang mga umaapoy na kamay, muntik na nga nilang mapantayan muli ang kanilang franchise-record na 25 three points sa isang laro nila kamakailan. Sa unang mga sandali pa nga lamang ng laro, nakapagbigay na ang sixth man ng Utah na si JC ng labing-apat na puntos – halos ito na rin ang numero ng kanilang kalamangan papunta sa second half. Di pa alintana ang pagod, nagtapos ang laro na sya ang pumapangalawa sa kanilang star player sa pagtatala ng 21 points na sinamahan pa ng 8 rebounds at 4 assists. May dalawang steals pa pala sya, patunay na sa gabing ito ay aktibo rin sya sa depensa. Kaunti man ang attempts, naipasok naman ni Clarkson ang lagpas sa kalahati nito. Dahil open ang karamihan sa kanyang mga tira bunga na rin ng magagandang pasa, ang pag-convert sa mga ito ay di naging problema. Di pa nga nya kailangan ng board para patunayang mahusay talaga ang kanyang pag-asinta. Punit ang net sa kanyang mga halos ringless na birada. Kapag nandiyan na ang bantay para mag-closeout, huli na dahil papasok na sa ring ang bola. Kung usapin lang naman ng punitan, Jordan Clarkson has been on a tear sa kanyang huling tatlong laro. 26 points sa Bucks, 18 points sa Pistons at 21 kontra Cavs, walang duda kung isa sya sa mga nangungunang players na galing sa bench. Akma marahil ang tawag na flamethrower ng Jazz. Kung mabibigyan ng pagkakataon, bagay kaya kung tawagin din syang flamethrower ng Gilas? __________________________________________________________________________________ Manood ng live! Patuloy nating suportahan ang Pinoy basketball. Patuloy nating suportahan ang Pinoy sports. PUSO! This video is edited under fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. Credits to the owner of the images, video clips, etc. https://www.spin.ph/basketball/nba/jordan-clarkson-donovan-mitchell-utah-jazz-cleveland-cavaliers-a2242-20210113?ref=site_search https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-cle-0022000159/box-score Salamat sa pagtangkilik at salamat sa suporta sa sports!

PUSO Sports

Kevin Durant is BACK! with HIGHLIGHTS! | NBA 2020-21 Season | BROOKLYN NETS |

BROOKLYN NETS vs WASHINGTON WIZARDS DURANT makes his first bucket in nets with a HUGE SLAM! Thumbnail : CTTO Brooklyn’s preseason opener against Washington also saw the return of Durant’s fellow superstar, Kyrie Irving, who missed all but 20 games of last season with a variety of injuries including a shoulder impingement that required surgery. The Nets hoped the tandem could elevate them to serious championship contention, and for at least one preseason game those expectations looked well-founded. Durant wasted little time getting to work, blowing past a closeout at the 3-point line to dunk for the game’s first points. I HIGHLY encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to this channel! Thanks For Watching!

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Morris Ejected! Clippers Closeout Mavs! 2020 NBA Playoffs

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