The focus right now for Luka Doncic is no other than on helping the Dallas Mavericks win the 2024 NBA Finals against the mighty Eastern Conference champions Boston Celtics.
It is also no secret that Doncic is dealing with a sore left knee which could affect how he performs in the Celtics series. It’s also an injury that seems to be putting his chances of suiting up for Slovenia in the Olympic qualifying tournament in jeopardy,
“I think we’ll see how my knee is, but if it’s good, I’m going to go play,” Doncic said just a day before the NBA Finals (h/t Kurt Helin of NBC Sports).
That being said, Doncic has been playing at an elite level even with a hurting knee. In the 2024 Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Doncic, who finished third in this season’s Most Valuable Player voting, avrraged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 8.2 assists.
Luka Doncic has the Dallas Mavericks on his shoulders
A near-triple-double average in a series against the best-scoring defense in the league surely was not something to scoff at, especially if that was done while playing with a bum knee. But that’s also why Doncic is a special talent and one that the Mavericks will heavily rely on in the finals.
Overall in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Doncic is putting up 28.8 points, grabbing 9.6 rebounds, and dishing out 8.8 assists per game, while shooting 43.8 percent from the field.
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