Luka Doncic did not disappoint in his revenge game against the Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena last night.
Nico Harrison, the general manager of his deal, called on him to watch it there, while Luka performed a show.
He recorded three times the 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, two blocks and three steals. He lined up and stared at the Dallas bench earlier in the first half as Harrison watched.
“It's just a lot of emotions, not much sleep,” Luca said. “I can't even explain it,” he said. [it]. This is a different game. …Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing.
Doncich said he still needs time to let the shock of trade and his new situation disappear.
“I think it will take a while to close,” Doncic said. “It's not ideal. But like I said, I'm glad the game is over. There's a lot of emotions. But we're leaving little by little and it's better every day.”
LeBron James is proud of the way Luka handles himself that night.
“Obviously, when you give so much for the franchise, there's a lot of emotions and sacrifice for the franchise, and there's that kind of love and respect for the franchise in all the journeys,” James said. “They went to the finals, all of that stuff. He went from an 18-year-old, 19-year-old to a 25-year-old man with a family now. … It's obviously very exciting when you keep going or they keep going from you. It's taxable.
“It could be a lot of things that happened in his mind, maybe not even touching on the game itself. That being said, I think he handled it a lot.”
Luka's former teammate Kyrie Irving finished the night with a top 35 points, calling the game “embarrassing as sh*t”.
“But,” Owen added, “at the same time, it's fun. We had the opportunity to feel like we were interacting with each other again in practice. That was a good point of reflection. And then seeing the crowd cheering him on and just letting him go… it's fun.”
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