“Luka Dončić really channeled his inner Kobe Bryant”: Slovenian MVP scored or passed at 46 points for Dallas in the first half, equaling the overall result of Pelicans in the first half
Luka Dončić finished the first half with 22 points and 10 assists. The 46 points of the first half for which he was responsible was as much as Pels ’overall result in the first half.
Wednesday night Luka Dončić in Dallas Mavericks hosted by Brandon Ingram New Orleans Pelicans team at Smoothie King Center. The contest, which was pretty one-sided right after the hint, ended in a 139-107 victory for the Mavs.
It was a brave effort by BI to score a record 29 points, along with 3 assists and 2 rebounds in effective shooting divisions of 64.7 / 60/100. However, his Easter night was overshadowed by a Slovenian superstar. Luka recorded a double-double with 28 points, 14 assists and finished the evening with the highest +/- of +29.
300. start a career for @kporzee 🦄
100th double twin in career for @ luka7doncic 🪄Great dub. pic.twitter.com/0vmJBbDOFP
– Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 2, 2021
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After his amazing performance, Kristaps Porzingis praised his European with some big compliments:
“Luke was phenomenal tonight. Sam started the game hot and then shared the ball. Our energy has been there from the beginning because we shared it. It was a chain reaction that started from him, and we got a great look. “
Luka Dončić earned 46 points in the first half, as many as the entire Pelicans team had
In terms of efficiency, Wednesday night’s match had to be one of the best competitions for the Mavs. The team set a franchise record with shots 57/83 (68.7%), scored 41 points in the first quarter and set a franchise record with shots 79.6% from a 2-point game.
The Mavericks set a franchise record tonight with a 57-83 shot from the floor, achieving a new best score of 0.687 FG%.
* .687 at NOP, 1. 12. 21
.677 at SD, 24.3.83
.655 at HOU, 11/25/09
.652 v. SAC, 3 November 2007
.648 v. TOR, 7 March 2002 pic.twitter.com/kLDgjdndb3– Mavs PR (@MavsPR) December 2, 2021
After their effective attack, coach Jason Kidd was more than proud of his boys. During a post-match interview, he said:
“It’s very cool. Breaking such a record with so many great offensive teams that the Dallas Mavs had just shows the transfer and the response that this team has had after the last two outings. I thought everyone touched it. We got the wide-open views we were getting, but they started to fall to us. “
Luka Dončić played 18 minutes in the first half, scoring 22 points and 10 assists, which contributed 46 of 67 points to the team. His 46-point contribution was 2nd-most at halftime in his young career and it was as much as the entire Pelicans team eventually achieved.
Luka Dončić scored or helped with 46 points in the first half, which is his 2nd highest point in the half of his career.
The Pelicans had 46 points as a team. pic.twitter.com/tLB6HBxitA
– ESPN statistics and information (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 2, 2021
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Luka Dončić has been absolutely phenomenal in recent weeks. In the last 5 games, the 22-year-old has averaged an incredible 27 points, 10.8 assists and 7 rebounds. The Mavs are now in 4th place in the West with a score of 11-9 and are just 2.5 games behind third-placed Utah Jazz.