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Mavs Vs. Clippers: Dallas Luka Doncic Reveals Thoughts On NBA Playoffs Trash Talk
âTrash talk is always there. If itâs not, youâre not really competing.â - Luka Doncic, anticipating the Clippers in Round 1
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May 17, 2021
âTrash talk is always there. If itâs not, youâre not really competing.â - Luka Doncic, anticipating the Clippers in Round 1
DALLAS - In some ways and at some moments in last year s Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs, the young Dallas Mavericks seemed a bit unnerved by the Los Angeles Clippers mouthy approach to postseason basketball.
After all, as Kristaps Porzingis said following the Sunday night results (including Dallas regular-season-closing loss at Minnesota) that put the Mavs in the No. 5 spot and opposing No 4 Clippers again this year, It was extremely important for us to get that first experience, just to understand what the intensity s like and what s the emotional and mental state you re in when you go i
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This season NBA teams are averaging an astounding 112.0 PPG. If that stays the same or increases, it will be the highest-scoring season since 1970-71. Why is this happening? For one, almost every team plays a spread-out, modern brand of basketball which allows their best players ample space to beat their man off the dribble for easy shots or passes to open shooters. Another factor is that teams are not only shooting more three-pointers than ever (34.6 attempts per game), they re shooting with the most accuracy ever (36.7 percent). Finally, the NBA is more talented than ever. Gone are the days of defensive specialists and glue guys on offense - if a guy is on the court, he has the skill set to score 20 points on any given night. In fact, right now, there are 32 players averaging at least 20 PPG this season. 2021 is the year of the bucket.
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When we think about players having breakout seasons, we often look past the league s best players and focus on young players that are making their first leap. While there s nothing wrong with that per se, it sometimes causes you to miss an elite player s breakout season happening right in front of you. Nikola Jokic is having a historically great offensive season this year and has proven that he can be one of the league s leading scorers if that s what his team needs him to be (26.2 PPG - a career-high by 6.1 PPG). And if the increased scoring weren t impressive enough, the Joker is also averaging career-highs in RPG (10.9), APG (8.5), and three-point percentage (41.2). He s damn near averaging a 55-40-90 (57-41-86)!! Jokic is a complete, one-man offensive system and is having the best year of his career.
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