Contrary to preseason concerns, Luka Doncic has fully embraced coach Jason Kidd's strategy to play at a faster pace. As a result Doncic is off to a career-best ...
Through three games, the Mavericks are one of three unbeaten NBA teams and Doncic is averaging 39 points, 11.6 rebounds and 9.6 assists.
but he has been a Cowboys fan since 2018 and Monday night in Memphis he channeled his inner Dak Prescott. Contrast that to the Doncic-to-Jones play. The elapsed time between Doncic getting the rebound and Jones’ layup clearing the net took 3.76 seconds. The pass took only 1.38 seconds.Doncic’s 35-point, 12-rebound, 12-assists night also included six turnovers — “I had like three in a row in the third quarter; it’s not acceptable,” Doncic said — but several of those were cases of his following Kidd’s edict to increase tempo and pass up-court when possible.
Of course much of Kidd’s plan hinged on Doncic improving his conditioning this offseason, which he did despite a nagging thigh injury from last season.Having the ball in his hands less often certainly hasn’t lessened Doncic’s effectiveness. In fact his averages of 39.0 points, 11.6 rebounds and 9.6 assists are the best three-game start in his career.
“You’re not going to be able to take away when a team passes the ball that unselfishly,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said, admiringly, after Dallas made 23-of-47 3-point attempts.
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