How Luka Became The Best Player In The World

when Nicola yic was awarded his third MVP critics like Shaq were left saying one thing but what about Shay I don't like to rain on people's parade but I'm not happy with this one congratulations to Joker you're all the best big man in the league but based on everybody's criteria I felt Shay Alexander deserved it Shay not Luca Shay even scoring 73 points and dropping 40 bombs without breaking a sweat didn't wake people up to Luca's greatness for a new Maverick record they are seeing a night they will never forget that we will never forget so on Thursday night with a trip to the NBA finals on the line Luca was done waiting for the league to crown him so he laced up his sneakers wrapped his knee and crowned himself in route to a basketball masterclass for the ages this was the night Luca donic became the best player in the world after game four Luca Legends said that the Maverick's loss was on him that's fine U I think that game is on me Luca put his poor performance down to one word energy just didn't give enough energy so we got to do better they won one game we just got to focus on the next one and if there's one thing we know about great players they don't string together back to back bad games meanwhile on the other side Anthony Edwards was feeling supremely confident and made a bold Proclamation about whether or not he thought the Timberwolves could come back in this series where does that confidence come from um what am I supposed to say I'm supposed to say um we going to lose game five no I'm not going to never say that Michael Parsons you know he was rocking the a1s and I I told him he wear a size 14 I'll bring back some nice shoes for game six that's what I told him everybody this wasn't the first time ant had made a promise like this down 3-2 to the Nuggets Edwards had made a similar statement about coming back to Denver for game seven they know y was in there yeah I told him I said I'll see y'all for game seven but there was only one problem and that problem speaks four languages experts expected the Dallas Mavericks to wait until game six in Dallas to deliver their knockout punch you see a lot of times in those situations that team like you know what we ain't got it we going back home we'll close it out then so I got Minesota game five Dallas game six so yeah I got I definitely got him going back home man with a lot of confidence but Luca wasn't going to wait he was ready to end this series in five and he didn't waste one second showing the Timberwolves that this game was going to be different and just as he had done in Game 7 in 2022 on the road against the Phoenix Suns 27o lead down goes Johnson oh no they're shredding him oh no he didn't Luca donic is absolutely putting on a show here in the valley Luca was ready to paint a masterpiece Anthony Edwards wasn't going back to Dallas Anthony Edwards was going to Cancun to join the 28 other teams in the NBA and Luca was going to make sure of it Luca started out the game making an 8-footer on the Mavs first possession D got it up go to the call and it's on go B that ties it a two 26 seconds later it was a 31f footer to push the lead to 54 6 three that's right over and Edwards but it wasn't until he hit this shot that the whole world knew they were in for one of the best playoff performances in NBA history another one oh wow that's two backto back basically 30-footers coach just 2 minutes into the game it was Luca 8 Timberwolves 6 this man started out five of five from the field dones creeping his way inside with an easy shot five of five before finally missing a 29 ft heat check oh SC turns it from Arlington but from the outset it was clear as day that Luca donic was here to play screen tailed by Anderson donic has he even touched any part of the rim coach 14 14 points already and everyone in Minnesota was wondering if anyone was going to play with him for Luka on the loo what is going on here he is he is on one tonight and he is giving it to someone in the front row over here as well the Wolves of course responded to this punch from Luca by managing to score only nine points in the final 8 minutes of the first quarter open quarter three coming including a near 4minute drought without a basket one of five in the corner C his first person Edwards will try to accelerate inside he'll take it three and that's with the refs looking away on obvious travels like this one he's seven for 22 Go's dou in the straight CH away and you better believe Luca and the Mavs were really happy to see Minnesota repeatedly dumping the ball into Rudy goar who ended the quarter with three makes on seven attempts on the other hand the Mavericks were running everything through Luca who finished the quarter shooting 8 of 11 and four of six from three B it again another three got it he's a flamethrower he is on fire 20 points 12 nothing run by the Mavs the score was 35 to19 and we all couldn't believe what we were seeing Luca wasn't taking good shots he was deliberately making a statement to the world makes a move doubled on the play circles around G with an easy two he's got 22 listen to you easy two struggled to at the other end to his teammates to the Timberwolves and to the fans and attendance there would be no game six and then the trade deadline with oh my goodness did he call that off the glass and look he gives the Jordan shrug well running down and with every dagger he hit you felt the confidence and air drain from the Wolves bench back to Luca takes aim from three and buries it they had no answer for him and they knew it got you reaving Sid stepping and lightly is up high to slam at home and if Luca snatched Confidence from the Wolves he fed that confidence to his team who rallied behind his explosion in the corner Jones triple Nails it almost as if they felt the obligation to not let his Herculean start go to waste and they wouldn't Kyrie knifing piercing the P gets the Douce Midway through the second quarter the Timberwolves decided to double Luca when he crossed the halfcourt mark well look how high out they're trapping him now but Luca just shredded them by finding open Shooters and bigs rolling to the basket now picks up donic on defense rely Irving open triple the Mavericks got a complete team effort a huge return game for Derek Lively who made plays in the short role when the Wolves blitzed Luca one of the Beauties about having Lively back is now he can use CBA as a forward and even Josh Green who despite only scoring two points in 18 minutes was a pest defensively and was leading the charge with his hustle alander Walker had it the other way another turnover it's loose nice Dive by Green he's come in and had a couple nice plays the Mavs also got a huge bounceback game from Kyrie Irving who scored 36 [Applause] points free Kyrie buries the triple combining for 72 points with Luca to live up to their reputation as the best offensive back court of all time you're going to play half the game so you can play all out you don't have to worry about all out step back three Kai is feeling it at one point Dallas led by as much as 36 but they ended this game in the first quarter Luca took only 11 shots after the second half choosing to feed his teammates instead of forcing his way to a monster scoring night right there was low expectations coming in and another assist and finish here by Lively the Dallas Mavericks entered this series with the Timberwolves as the clear underdogs who do you like I like the Wolves okay you didn't how That's Not Unusual oh facing off against the best defense in the NBA many analysts question the Maverick's ability to overcome the team that had just manhandled the defending Champions me personally I want to give the edge to the Minnesota timber wols you know what it will be the Minnesota Timberwolves would be the favorite but the biggest concern was Luca through two rounds the Mavericks had been winning with a hobbled Luca who had spent Quarters at a time limping around on one leg trying to push through the pain there and donic hurts himself oh Luca popping up and down on one leg immediately grabs his right ankle greatness is defined against the odds that's why we always remember Michael Jordan's Flu Game here's Jordan for three yes Willis Reed returning for game seven to on the forour right side from 20 jumps yes Kobe shooting left-handed after injuring his right shoulder by left a left-handed jump shot and that tells me his shoulder s or Lebron coming back from 3-1 down against the dynastic 73 win Warriors igala the curry back to igod up for the left oh bl by James there's something about these moments where the stakes are elevated that allows true greatness to shine where we see what you're truly made of and just 6 years into Luca Don's career we're seeing what he's made of go be up there donic Maneuvers for the lead got it got it what a shot Dallas has taken the lead it's the stuff of Legends it's the way we talked about Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant magic and bir bird it's the way our grandfathers talk about the Big Dipper and Bill Russell and it's clear whatever ran through their veins is currently coursing through Lucas That Never Say Die mentality that Relentless Killer Instinct that step onyou throat toughness more colloquially referred to as dog it's the special stuff and Luca has it in Spades in game five Luca donic left no doubt who the best player in the world really was he's heading to the finals and something tells us he's just getting started in the words of the Immortal Kobe Bryant waiting for a big smile out of you you're up to0 what's the story are you not happy or still to be happy about you're up to0 job's not finished job finished I don't think so if you end up enjoying this video please subscribe it's free and you can always change your mind anyways wherever you are in the world be the goat of that moment stay goated

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Length: 10min 54sec (654 seconds)

Published: Fri May 31 2024