COLOGNE, Germany — Welcome to EuroBasket, Double-Mad Luka Doncic The most determined, unstoppable, victory-willing version of the Mavericks’ superstar...
After sharing a starting backcourt with co-point guard Aleksej Nikolic, who initiated most offensive possessions early in this tournament, Doncic took over primary ball-handling duties, dribbling up the court and shouting out plays — and at officials.
Doncic shot 14 of 25 from the floor , capitalized on the whistles he drew in the paint and swooped in for big rebounds against Germany’s NBA-laden frontcourt. He scored a layup over his head in the first half, falling to his back and pumping his fists at finally drawing an and-1 whistle, and hit a deep stepback three with about four minutes remaining to extend Slovenia’s lead to double digits.
“It was [a] really hard game,” Doncic said. “It’s really hard to play against Germany in Germany with 18,100 people.”As Wurzburg native Dirk Nowitzki became synonymous with the Mavericks from 1998-2019, Dallas became the de facto German NBA team. Thousands here cheered on the Mavericks’ 2011 championship run, for example, with the same fervent support of Nowitzki as in the Metroplex.
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