Mavs’ Luka Doncic Speaks After Loss vs. Bucks: Feb. 3, 2024
Go ahead guys so you guys started real hot especially from 3 and then they they make that run right at the end of the the second quarter uh what did you see that happen when they made that run uh I think our defense you know I think we
Hold him to 20 points in the first quarter uh so we could run out of that play faster uh went this score every time stuff to to play fast you know so nothing think it was our defense did you do you guys struggle in other areas when
The three spot falling like like you know the defense slips a little bit sometimes or is that something that happens I mean obviously we shoot a lot of Threes I think sometimes we just got to drive it more than shoot threes L how’s your anle and how much of concern
Is that going forward I mean it’s the same ankle uh it’s okay just heard the pop was was right there you know I’ll be working almost every day on that ankle so uh it’s pretty strong now so it’s better than it was if I did that last
Year it was going to be way worse but this year almost every day I work on this ankles so it’s good was it did it get like Twisted under you or was it falling what what happened to it yeah I had it like like this and then y just
Fell on my leg so it was kind of pushed down so I thought it pops we’ll see tomorrow how it is how’s your gut okay pretty tough kick it look felt I’m sure they said it was incidental it probably wasn’t incidental to you I mean probably was incidental but just least I mean
That’s offensive foul you know if it’s in s it’s still a foul you know so I don’t know what they saw so uh you know you let the the game go h a three and then you go review it I mean I mean I think it was in now obviously but still
A foul right what’s the kind of the the mental fatigue like when you guys are shorthanded like this like tonight you know Kyrie’s been out of six games you don’t have Lively Ex’s been out a little bit um what what’s that like obviously there’s the physical challenge of having
To play Heavy minutes but what’s the mental challenge like I mean it’s hard we have some great players out you know I think we had eight guys playing today so it’s her man especially go team like this they have yanis Chris Dame they have almost everybody on the team and
They’re very special talented so it’s very hard the offense at 21 turnovers usually is very effective at keeping them at a low volume uh what did you see from the buck defense today I mean yeah that that was on me I think I had like 10 11 turnovers which is unacceptable for sure
So that wasn’t me you know just being uh maybe not that careful with the pass and I took some that pass this has been a a weird season in the sense that you have not had your team together much right I mean you and Kyrie I think have play like 21 games
Together but there’s just a week not even a week left before the trade deadline you know do you think you guys need you know something to improve there do you know how do you kind of what’s your outlook in these days leading up to it Ian I don’t know I think that’s a
Question for for the owners who the GMS I going to say nothing so I think that’s the question for them else thanks thank you
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic spoke to reporters after the team’s loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 3, 2024.
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15 Comments
Luka loved that trade question 😅 he already know what the deal is bye bye grant bye bye hardaway
May be incidental but it’s still a foul. That play changed the complexion of the game. Take the 3 point away, get the 2 free throws, get the ball back. Man!
Luka asked for a trade bro ham Dallas is 🚮 you deserve better
I think the Mavs organization needs to consider that the Kyrie trade hasn’t panned out, mostly just due to availability. Luka is as frustrated as ever and his workload is as high as ever too. Equally important is the fact that I think the Mavs were in the 4-6 spot last year before the trade and it’s been a steady decline since then, besides the hot start to this season against weaker competition. The team is stagnant or even declining..
I was pissed when we got Kyrie. Hes been nothing but garbage for us as anyone with a brain woulda predicted. Get rid of Maxi, grant and Kyrie if you can. If someone just gave us a 5th round pick for Kyrie id take it. Anything to get that loser off our hands.
Giannis didn't kick Luka on purpose. His legs are too long and when he extended his leg, Luka was in the wrong place.
Luka started 3-4 from 3, then went 1-8 after that. It frustrates tf out of me that if he starts hot from 3, he almost always settles for jacking up a ton more for the rest of the game.
Giannis is Luka's father
I watched this entire game and it was super obvious that Giannis just has more gas in the tank. Luka ran out of steam after the first quarter, and Giannis showed his conditioning by getting stronger throughout the game. Luka is obviously incredibly talented but he just got outworked by a superior athlete.
Luka, don't let your prime get wasted away. Request a trade, don't be stupid.
refs did a terrible job, the game was unwatchable
I'll be honest, I love luka. He's amazing !!..However, there's clearly a whole different level between Giannis and him. As a Mavs fan, i know luka is definitely a top 5 player in this league, and we are lucky asf to have him! But we have to be real now the stuff Giannis can do… MY GOD … Theres not anyone else ive seen able to do !! This dude went the entire length of the court and flew by 4 of our defenders in 3 seconds to score before the buzzer … He scored almost every time he touched the ball, and we sent our double teams and traps all freaking game ! But if him dropping nearly 50 pts and 10ast wasnt eneough…The defense he can play even on someone like Luka is FREAKING NEXT LEVEL MAN!
9 turnovers for 1 player is ALOT!!!!!!!
Just another Carmelo Anthony. Unguardable scorer with bad defense and mediocre 3pt shot.
From a buck's fan looking in from the outside. This mavericks team is not that talented overall. It's right where it should be in the standings. Probably five games better If kyrie irving was not injured