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Luka Doncic Can Achieve Legendary Status By Beating The Warriors

By Robert Marvi May 18, 2022

Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates the teams 103-94 win over the Phoenix Suns late in the second half of Game Three of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals at American Airlines Center on May 6, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.
(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

 

Over the last two years, the Dallas Mavericks‘ Luka Doncic has blossomed as one of the very best players in the NBA.

His ability to score from all three levels, hit the open man at an elite level, manipulate defenses, and impose his will on other teams has garnered comparisons to Boston Celtics great Larry Bird.

In 2020 and 2021, Doncic put up dominant numbers in first-round playoff losses, but this season, he has taken things up a notch.

In 10 postseason games thus far, he is averaging 31.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 1.9 steals a game, including 32.6 points a game in Dallas’ upset of the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.

Luka Doncic went off in game seven to eliminate the Suns! 😤 pic.twitter.com/Q2rt5rSTMa

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) May 16, 2022

Doncic is now a fully-fledged superstar, and it’s time for him to work on getting to the next level of becoming a legend.

He can start to do that by leading his team to a series win over the Golden State Warriors and a spot in the NBA Finals.

 

The Warriors Will Be A Huge Challenge

Beating the Suns was a tremendous accomplishment for a Mavs team that looked inferior to them on paper.

But the Warriors will be even tougher than Phoenix was, for multiple reasons.

For one, Golden State has more legitimate scoring threats than Phoenix.

Stephen Curry is a bigger threat than anyone on the Suns’ roster, as he is a two-time league MVP and the greatest perimeter shooter the sport has ever seen.

Too much “how are the Warriors going to handle Luka” and not enough “how are the Mavericks going to handle Steph”

Very interesting media angle

— Klay Thompson’s Burner (@iKlayThompson) May 17, 2022

Klay Thompson is not fully back to form following ACL and Achilles injuries the last three years, but he is slowly but surely getting there, as evidenced by his 30-point, eight-rebound, three-block performance in Game 6 of the second round versus the Memphis Grizzlies.

First-time All-Star Andrew Wiggins can get his own shot, as can Jordan Poole, a man who had 31-point and 27-point performances against Memphis.

Head coach Jason Kidd has molded the Mavs into one of the NBA’s better defensive teams, but they will have their hands full when they take on the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals starting on Wednesday.

On the offensive end, Doncic will not only have to continue to put up stratospheric numbers, but he will also have to find ways to exploit Golden State’s weaker defenders, especially Curry.

 

Doncic Will Have To Elevate His Team

One thing that legends do is elevate their squads above the sum of their parts, and that may be Doncic’s biggest task in this series.

The Warriors are a much more talented team on paper than the Mavs, and Doncic will not only have to empower his teammates by getting them lots of open shots, but he’ll also have to galvanize them emotionally.

He needs to get and keep them in a winning frame of mind against a team that has won three NBA championships in recent years, as well as stabilize his team when the Warriors make runs.

A Doncic-led series triumph over the favored Warriors is the type of thing that will become legendary in basketball circles, regardless of what would happen to Dallas in the NBA Finals.

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About Robert Marvi

Robert is a Los Angeles-area native and has been an avid NFL and NBA fan since he was a little kid. He feels strongly that pro sports aren't just a form of entertainment, but also a great way to learn life lessons and find inspiration.

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