Mavericks star Luka Doncic excelled on Sunday night, scoring 37 points in three quarters. Doncic made his first eight three-point attempts, along with seven rebounds and four assists, leading the Mavericks to a 132-92 away lead over the Portland Trailblazers.
When asked about Doncic, even Blazers coach Terry Stotts said he was well-liked: “He can do anything. He can score. It can pass. It makes teammates better. ”
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Now we hear Mavs talking:
Doncic Achieved:
“It was special. When you feel like this, everything is great … I can only say that I should have done the last one. “
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle on Doncic:
“Luka was just amazing. When he’s in that rhythm and mixes in the campaigns and all three, it’s almost impossible to deal with. ”
Carlisle on Dorian Finney-Smith gets the defensive belt:
Finney-Smith did a good job on the defensive side, “keeping Lillard to a very reasonable number” (19 points).
Carlisle on Josh Richardson’s attempt:
“His loose ball at the start of the game sets the tone for the entire evening.”
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Richardson Achieved (21 points on 8-of-11 shooting):
“I was really upset with myself because I felt like I was playing like an ass the other day.”
Richardson on Doncic:
“It was like I wasn’t even falling apart [the boards] more. It was like when he fired at me I was running back on defense. It’s special, man. Not many guys find that groove he made tonight. Yeah, it was in a zone. “
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The Mavericks (22-19) travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-32), Wednesday at 7:00 pm CST.