Will Luka Doncic Go The Entire Postseason Without Scoring 40+ points in a game?

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Will Luka Score 40+ Points This Postseason?

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Post#21 » by Lalouie » Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:41 am

SelfishPlayer wrote:Luka hasn't scored 40 or more points since 3/31/2024. Will he go the entire postseason without a 40+ game?


,,,as luka's been strapped together like a mummy whilst playing with one leg, lebrob lover
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Post#22 » by LaLover11 » Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:45 am

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SelfishPlayer wrote:Luka hasn't scored 40 or more points since 3/31/2024. Will he go the entire postseason without a 40+ game?


,,,as luka's been strapped together like a mummy whilst playing with one leg, lebrob lover


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Post#23 » by Lalouie » Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:24 pm

has anyone noticed a penchant for lebron lovers to create passive aggressive threads just like their passive aggressive lebron

"is there an argument for mj to be #1"
"will luka ever score 40"


lmao i didn't know you could siphon passive aggressiveness into a test tube
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Re: Will Luka Doncic Go The Entire Postseason Without Scoring 40+ points in a game? 

Post#24 » by og15 » Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:39 pm

KembaWalker wrote:He’d rather score a hyperefficient 30 and get all the pity for crappy teammates than put up 50 and lose and get called a chucking ball hog, even if the result is the same

Do you really think this has anything to do with what people will call him?

Not like the defenses the Mavs have played have been playing in a way that would give up 40+ points, and he has another capable offensive teammates alongside him.

It might happen vs the Celtics though, we'll see.
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Post#25 » by LaLover11 » Wed Jun 12, 2024 1:06 am

Lalouie wrote:has anyone noticed a penchant for lebron lovers to create passive aggressive threads just like their passive aggressive lebron

"is there an argument for mj to be #1"
"will luka ever score 40"


lmao i didn't know you could siphon passive aggressiveness into a test tube


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Even more than his fans lmao :cuddle :kiss
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Post#26 » by Lalouie » Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:10 am

LaLover11 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:has anyone noticed a penchant for lebron lovers to create passive aggressive threads just like their passive aggressive lebron

"is there an argument for mj to be #1"
"will luka ever score 40"


lmao i didn't know you could siphon passive aggressiveness into a test tube


I see you truly love LeBron

Even more than his fans lmao :cuddle :kiss


there's a million of them all posting all at once on realgm every day.................and there's a small cadre of us fighting the righteous fight. like luka with both hands cuffed behind his back
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Post#27 » by LaLover11 » Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:16 am

Lalouie wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:has anyone noticed a penchant for lebron lovers to create passive aggressive threads just like their passive aggressive lebron

"is there an argument for mj to be #1"
"will luka ever score 40"


lmao i didn't know you could siphon passive aggressiveness into a test tube


I see you truly love LeBron

Even more than his fans lmao :cuddle :kiss


there's a million of them all posting all at once on realgm every day.................and there's a small cadre of us fighting the righteous fight. like luka with both hands cuffed behind his back


This is how LeBron fans have to fight the righteous fight vs MJ and all other wannabe #1 player of all time claims


Lmao

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Re: Will Luka Doncic Go The Entire Postseason Without Scoring 40+ points in a game? 

Post#28 » by Dez » Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:32 am

LaLover11 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:
I see you truly love LeBron

Even more than his fans lmao :cuddle :kiss


there's a million of them all posting all at once on realgm every day.................and there's a small cadre of us fighting the righteous fight. like luka with both hands cuffed behind his back


This is how LeBron fans have to fight the righteous fight vs MJ and all other wannabe #1 player of all time claims


Lmao

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Re: Will Luka Doncic Go The Entire Postseason Without Scoring 40+ points in a game? 

Post#29 » by Lalouie » Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:33 am

LaLover11 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:
I see you truly love LeBron

Even more than his fans lmao :cuddle :kiss


there's a million of them all posting all at once on realgm every day.................and there's a small cadre of us fighting the righteous fight. like luka with both hands cuffed behind his back


This is how LeBron fans have to fight the righteous fight vs MJ and all other wannabe #1 player of all time claims


Lmao

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naw man, the deal with michael is not the rigteous fight. lebron/klutch inc has been trying to usurp the throne every sculduggerous way they can
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Post#30 » by LaLover11 » Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:36 am

Lalouie wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:
Lalouie wrote:
there's a million of them all posting all at once on realgm every day.................and there's a small cadre of us fighting the righteous fight. like luka with both hands cuffed behind his back


This is how LeBron fans have to fight the righteous fight vs MJ and all other wannabe #1 player of all time claims


Lmao

Read on Twitter
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naw man, the deal with michael is not the rigteous fight. lebron/klutch inc has been trying to usurp the throne every sculduggerous way they can


Yeah I mean LeBron needs his little high school friends to help him a bit.

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Post#31 » by SelfishPlayer » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:04 am

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KembaWalker wrote:He’d rather score a hyperefficient 30 and get all the pity for crappy teammates than put up 50 and lose and get called a chucking ball hog, even if the result is the same

Do you really think this has anything to do with what people will call him?

Not like the defenses the Mavs have played have been playing in a way that would give up 40+ points, and he has another capable offensive teammates alongside him.

It might happen vs the Celtics though, we'll see.


How many 40 points games did Jalen Brunson have this postseason? How many did Kyrie have? Luka still has zero.
SelfishPlayer wrote:The Mavs won playoff games without Luka

The Mavs missed the playoffs without Brunson.
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Post#32 » by MavsDirk41 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:11 am

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og15 wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:He’d rather score a hyperefficient 30 and get all the pity for crappy teammates than put up 50 and lose and get called a chucking ball hog, even if the result is the same

Do you really think this has anything to do with what people will call him?

Not like the defenses the Mavs have played have been playing in a way that would give up 40+ points, and he has another capable offensive teammates alongside him.

It might happen vs the Celtics though, we'll see.


How many 40 points games did Jalen Brunson have this postseason? How many did Kyrie have? Luka still has zero.



Who cares about 40 point game comparisons? Irving balled out tonight and Luka wasn’t spectacular but he wasnt bad at all. The difference in these teams is the contributions they get from players 3-8. Holiday and White are better then any Mavs players not named Irving and Luka. Boston is just the better team overall 1-8.
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Post#33 » by SelfishPlayer » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:14 am

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og15 wrote:Do you really think this has anything to do with what people will call him?

Not like the defenses the Mavs have played have been playing in a way that would give up 40+ points, and he has another capable offensive teammates alongside him.

It might happen vs the Celtics though, we'll see.


How many 40 points games did Jalen Brunson have this postseason? How many did Kyrie have? Luka still has zero.



Who cares about 40 point game comparisons? Irving balled out tonight and Luka wasn’t spectacular but he wasnt bad at all. The difference in these teams is the contributions they get from players 3-8. Holiday and White are better then any Mavs players not named Irving and Luka. Boston is just the better team overall 1-8.


You don't get it at all. Someone on Dallas needs to play well enough to make the Celtics have to adjust defensively. Scoring under 40 points plays right into the Celtics hands.
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Post#34 » by MavsDirk41 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:20 am

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How many 40 points games did Jalen Brunson have this postseason? How many did Kyrie have? Luka still has zero.



Who cares about 40 point game comparisons? Irving balled out tonight and Luka wasn’t spectacular but he wasnt bad at all. The difference in these teams is the contributions they get from players 3-8. Holiday and White are better then any Mavs players not named Irving and Luka. Boston is just the better team overall 1-8.


You don't get it at all. Someone on Dallas needs to play well enough to make the Celtics have to adjust defensively. Scoring under 40 points plays right into the Celtics hands.



No i dont think you get it at all which is no surprise. Everybody on Boston can switch defensively. They dont panic on the defensive side of the ball. The Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to step up and have a big game, become another offensive threat.
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Post#35 » by SelfishPlayer » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:40 am

MavsDirk41 wrote:
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Who cares about 40 point game comparisons? Irving balled out tonight and Luka wasn’t spectacular but he wasnt bad at all. The difference in these teams is the contributions they get from players 3-8. Holiday and White are better then any Mavs players not named Irving and Luka. Boston is just the better team overall 1-8.


You don't get it at all. Someone on Dallas needs to play well enough to make the Celtics have to adjust defensively. Scoring under 40 points plays right into the Celtics hands.



No i dont think you get it at all which is no surprise. Everybody on Boston can switch defensively. They dont panic on the defensive side of the ball. The Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to step up and have a big game, become another offensive threat.


Which means that superstar Hall of Fame bound Luka Doncic is being guarded one on one. Advantage Mavs...Right? Your superstar is supposed to cook one on one defense. There is nothing new about what I am stating. When your superstar scorer is being guarded one on one he is supposed to carry the load with his scoring FORCING the defense to double him. The Celtics are not close to being forced to double Luka because he hasn't dropped 40+ the entire postseason.
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Post#36 » by MavsDirk41 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 6:06 am

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You don't get it at all. Someone on Dallas needs to play well enough to make the Celtics have to adjust defensively. Scoring under 40 points plays right into the Celtics hands.



No i dont think you get it at all which is no surprise. Everybody on Boston can switch defensively. They dont panic on the defensive side of the ball. The Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to step up and have a big game, become another offensive threat.


Which means that superstar Hall of Fame bound Luka Doncic is being guarded one on one. Advantage Mavs...Right? Your superstar is supposed to cook one on one defense. There is nothing new about what I am stating. When your superstar scorer is being guarded one on one he is supposed to carry the load with his scoring FORCING the defense to double him. The Celtics are not close to being forced to double Luka because he hasn't dropped 40+ the entire postseason.



If you are watching the games you will see that he is scoring against anybody Boston is throwing at him. But….he is struggling from 3, not getting to the free throw line like he typically does, Boston is taking away his lob passes to Gafford/Lively, and Luka is turning the ball over too much.

Dosesnt negate the fact that the Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to be a scoring threat.
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Post#37 » by dygaction » Thu Jun 13, 2024 6:19 am

SelfishPlayer wrote:
og15 wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:He’d rather score a hyperefficient 30 and get all the pity for crappy teammates than put up 50 and lose and get called a chucking ball hog, even if the result is the same

Do you really think this has anything to do with what people will call him?

Not like the defenses the Mavs have played have been playing in a way that would give up 40+ points, and he has another capable offensive teammates alongside him.

It might happen vs the Celtics though, we'll see.


How many 40 points games did Jalen Brunson have this postseason? How many did Kyrie have? Luka still has zero.


how many 1 point games did Kyrie have in the finals? 15 and counting. How many did Brunson and NYK combined have in this century? zero.
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Post#38 » by SelfishPlayer » Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:53 am

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No i dont think you get it at all which is no surprise. Everybody on Boston can switch defensively. They dont panic on the defensive side of the ball. The Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to step up and have a big game, become another offensive threat.


Which means that superstar Hall of Fame bound Luka Doncic is being guarded one on one. Advantage Mavs...Right? Your superstar is supposed to cook one on one defense. There is nothing new about what I am stating. When your superstar scorer is being guarded one on one he is supposed to carry the load with his scoring FORCING the defense to double him. The Celtics are not close to being forced to double Luka because he hasn't dropped 40+ the entire postseason.



If you are watching the games you will see that he is scoring against anybody Boston is throwing at him. But….he is struggling from 3, not getting to the free throw line like he typically does, Boston is taking away his lob passes to Gafford/Lively, and Luka is turning the ball over too much.

Dosesnt negate the fact that the Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to be a scoring threat.


Luka has 25 at halftime and they are up by 26 points. Heliocentric basketball needs 40+ point efforts when one on one defense is presented.
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Post#39 » by dygaction » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:09 am

SelfishPlayer wrote:
MavsDirk41 wrote:
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Which means that superstar Hall of Fame bound Luka Doncic is being guarded one on one. Advantage Mavs...Right? Your superstar is supposed to cook one on one defense. There is nothing new about what I am stating. When your superstar scorer is being guarded one on one he is supposed to carry the load with his scoring FORCING the defense to double him. The Celtics are not close to being forced to double Luka because he hasn't dropped 40+ the entire postseason.



If you are watching the games you will see that he is scoring against anybody Boston is throwing at him. But….he is struggling from 3, not getting to the free throw line like he typically does, Boston is taking away his lob passes to Gafford/Lively, and Luka is turning the ball over too much.

Dosesnt negate the fact that the Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to be a scoring threat.


Luka has 25 at halftime and they are up by 26 points. Heliocentric basketball needs 40+ point efforts when one on one defense is presented.


Unfortunately Luka did not meet your expectation and gave a zero in the 4th. 40p is just a magic number too much for him
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Post#40 » by SelfishPlayer » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:47 am

dygaction wrote:
SelfishPlayer wrote:
MavsDirk41 wrote:

If you are watching the games you will see that he is scoring against anybody Boston is throwing at him. But….he is struggling from 3, not getting to the free throw line like he typically does, Boston is taking away his lob passes to Gafford/Lively, and Luka is turning the ball over too much.

Dosesnt negate the fact that the Mavs need someone other than Irving and Luka to be a scoring threat.


Luka has 25 at halftime and they are up by 26 points. Heliocentric basketball needs 40+ point efforts when one on one defense is presented.


Unfortunately Luka did not meet your expectation and gave a zero in the 4th. 40p is just a magic number too much for him


He did meet my "expectations." His scoring dominated the game and blew it open. He didn't finish with 40 points because the style of play that I suggested he have BLEW the Celtics out giving him time to rest on the bench. The Celtics showed that they are unwilling to adjust their defense to Luka focusing on scoring. So the expectation is for Luka to do the same thing again, dominate the game with his scoring.
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