What’s the excitement on Twitter?
Pistoia Basket 2000 reportedly indicators Luka Brajkovic sportando.basketball/en/pistoia-bas… – 3:04 AM
This three pointer by Luka Doncic was really superb 🤩
pic.twitter.com/656Cy3SQ0s – 1:47 AM
Luka Doncic was attempting every thing to comb Timberwolves… however even this wasn’t sufficient 🤯
pic.twitter.com/7pOdzZUzwm – 1:05 AM
Perhaps it’s the scotch however I’m not too upset. I doubt Luka and Kyrie play that poorly once more (assuming well being).
Simply finish it in 5 – 12:34 AM
They actually stated “Fupa Doncic”
I’m achieved – 11:55 PM
Cowboys go rusher Micah Parsons wore a Luka Doncic jersey and Anthony Edwards’ signature Adidas whereas sitting courtside.
Ant: “I informed him I’ll carry him some new ones once we come again [for Game 6].” – 11:53 PM
“That recreation is on me,” Doncic says. “I didn’t give sufficient vitality.” – 11:20 PM
Luka Doncic (28 factors, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 7-21 FG): “That recreation’s on me.” He says he didn’t play with sufficient vitality. – 11:19 PM
Luka is a 75 percent-ish FT shooter as a result of increased could be unfair. Think about him as an 85-90 % shooter lol – 11:11 PM
Ultimate: Wolves 105, Mavs 100.
Regardless of a triple-double by Luka Doncic (28-15-10), Dallas misses a chance to comb. Minnesota forces a Sport 5, which can be in Minneapolis on Thursday.
Anthony Edwards: 29 pts, 10 rebs, 9 asts – 11:11 PM
Luka within the loss:
28 PTS
15 REB
10 AST
Not sufficient. pic.twitter.com/JL1w4N2BZV – 11:10 PM
Over the primary three video games, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving outscored Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Cities by 70 factors.
Tonight? It was Edwards and Cities by 10.
See you Thursday for Sport 5. – 11:09 PM
Suppose anybody will point out how good Rudy Gobert protection was on Luka and Kyrie on the ultimate performs. – 11:07 PM
That was so good by Luka as a result of he was baiting Ant for it the entire time. Not likely Luka till he misses the free throw although. – 11:07 PM
Luka missed FT was ball speaking – 11:07 PM
Luka is hilarious – 11:06 PM
Luka OH MY GODDD – 11:06 PM
Luka. Doncic. – 11:06 PM
In fact, Luka. – 11:05 PM
the L in Luka stands for lmao – 11:05 PM
Luka Doncic is completely absurd – 11:05 PM
KAT and Ant are gonna outscore Kyrie and Luka for the primary time within the sequence – 11:03 PM
Not for nothing, however KAT’s whining to the refs makes Luka seem like a grownup – 11:01 PM
Pictures have been there … haven’t been falling for each Kyrie and Luka late. – 11:00 PM
Cities being aggressive going into the paint has created further area for him. He and Ant doing their finest Luka/Kyrie impression – 10:51 PM
Luka mainly pic.twitter.com/es3tbTXjxc – 10:38 PM
Luka knew he was hitting DJJ on the lob when he was at like halfcourt. – 10:37 PM
Simply no give up in Minnesota. Cities, Edwards, Gobert all in foul bother and the ‘Wolves take a five-point lead into the fourth. Protection has been sturdy. McDaniels and Alexander-Walker have made large pictures. Now can they maintain off a Luka/Kyrie surge … – 10:30 PM
I actually like this child Hardy. You’ll be able to inform Kidd, Luka and Kyrie actually belief him offensively… permitting him to get into his bag offensively – 10:29 PM
Finish of the third quarter: #Wolves 78, #Mavs 73.
Doncic: 21 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asts
Irving: 10 pts, 3 asts
Hardy: 10 pts
Anthony Edwards: 23 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts (4 fouls) – 10:28 PM
Nice word from @WolvesRadio – Mavericks at the moment are 16 of 31 on Nook 3s within the sequence. Doubling Luka provides open nook 3s. Why Luka is so not possible to take care of.
Sure I’m listening to @WolvesRadio and watching the sport. Radio guidelines – 10:25 PM
Timberwolves constructing a wall round Luka out of the timeout pic.twitter.com/WBi6dcChp6 – 10:15 PM
Luka Doncic has tied Dirk Nowitzki for 1st on the Mavericks’ all-time playoffs assists listing (360). – 10:00 PM
Mavs play a poor half. MIN can reap the benefits of it. G4 tied at 49. Mavs shoot simply 38.6% (6-19 on 2pt pictures), however T-Wolves flip it over 9 instances for 20 Mavs pts, and Edwards, Gobert and Cities all have 3 fouls. Luka and Edwards each w/17. 2nd half quickly. @theeagledallas – 9:52 PM
Refs will need to have seen my grievance. Luka was simply known as for heading off defender on the dribble. He took the decision properly. Yeah, proper!! – 9:42 PM
All tied at 49 and I’m unsure who heads to the locker room happier. Minnesota blew a seven-point first quarter lead however survived a non Cities/Edwards/Gobert foul bother stretch. Luka/Kyrie 6-21. – 9:41 PM
Halftime: #Mavs 49, #Wolves 49.
Doncic: 17 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts
Jones: 7 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts (2-2 3PT)
Irving: 6 pts, 3 asts
Anthony Edwards: 17 pts, 4 rebs – 9:40 PM
🗣️ MVP, MVP, MVP
Mavericks followers displaying Luka all of the love in Sport 4. pic.twitter.com/5iY67mVpcp – 9:38 PM
Anthony Edwards lofted an important 8-foot floater, however was 10 ft from the rim. Pissed off he didn’t get a name, he grabbed Luka on the following possession and picked up foul #3 with 3:35 left within the half. Mavs now have tied it at 45. Good probability for extra with Ant off the court docket. – 9:32 PM
luka doncic with an absurd go to one of many biggest minimal signings in nba historical past pic.twitter.com/z6wxf8iVbN – 9:29 PM
KAT with three fouls. Ant simply picked up his third reaching on Luka, after not getting the decision on his drive.
The youth. The moments – 9:27 PM
Anthony Edwards with a regrettable foul on Doncic and he picks up his third. Two of Ant’s fouls have come guarding Doncic, and that’s an enormous draw back to having Ant guard him. – 9:27 PM
MIN leads DAL 27-20 after 1Q.
Edwards has 14 pts; Luka has 10 pts.
Wolves capturing 62.5%; Mavs capturing 28.6%. – 9:06 PM
Mavs rally with Luka on the bench however stable first quarter for the ‘Wolves. Minnesota shoots 62.5% from the ground and holds Dallas to twenty-eight%. Edwards w/14. Cities obtained the memo and goes to the rim. 27-20, Minnesota. – 9:04 PM
Finish of the first quarter: #Wolves 27, #Mavs 20.
Doncic: 10 pts, 4 rebs
Hardy: 5 pts
Inexperienced: 3 pts
Anthony Edwards: 14 pts, 4 rebs (4-7 FG; 1-2 3PT; 5-8 FT) – 9:04 PM
Issues getting chippy early on between Luka and Kyle Anderson 👀 pic.twitter.com/DnE7Glx6bz – 9:01 PM
What Luka thinks of Ant attempting to protect him pic.twitter.com/bFROZjXLWG – 9:00 PM
Luka and Kyle Anderson getting chippy early 👀 pic.twitter.com/uoLkdPSLkU – 8:59 PM
Doncic has 10 of Dallas’ 12 factors. Haven’t heard a cry for assist but, however . . . – 8:58 PM
The Wolves vaunted protection is doing its job right here early. MIN is up 20-10. Luka is 3-for-7, the remainder of the Mavs are 1-for-10. Mike Conley already has three steals. – 8:57 PM
Perhaps Luka getting mad wakes them up … I hope – 8:56 PM
Phrases exchanged between Luka Doncic and Kyle Anderson. – 8:54 PM
Doncic and Kyle Anderson alternate some phrases, then shake fingers and pat one another on the again after it. – 8:53 PM
In Video games 1 and a couple of, the Wolves went with McDaniels on Doncic, Edwards on Irving and Conley on Jones Jr.
In Sport 3, the Wolves went with McDaniels on Doncic, Conley on Irving and Edwards on Jones Jr.
Tonight in Sport 4, it’s Edwards on Doncic, McDaniels on Irving and Conley on pic.twitter.com/fk96GPe7fd – 8:52 PM
Luka cooking from downtown early 🪣
(through @NBAonTNT)
pic.twitter.com/01eTjPgLP9 – 8:48 PM
Luka is attempting to battery ram his approach into McDaniels for a foul name anytime McDaniels is guarding him. Officers haven’t fall for it to this point, a lot to Doncic’s annoyance. – 8:44 PM
McDaniels and Edwards are placing max effort in on the defensive finish. Luka is simply Luka. – 8:44 PM
Edwards begins out guarding Luka Doncic. He will get a steal however known as for a foul. He can’t imagine it. – 8:40 PM
We’ll see how lengthy this change of McDaniels on Kyrie and Ant on Luka lasts. – 8:39 PM
Early Wolves defensive adjustment in Sport 4: McDaniels on Kyrie; Edwards on Luka. – 8:38 PM
Mavs starters: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Irving, Doncic
MIN starters: McDaniels, Cities, Gobert, Edwards, Conley
7:35 tip @theeagledallas – 8:01 PM
Dereck Full of life II (sprained neck) is formally out for Sport 4, per Jason Kidd.
Kidd says Luka Doncic (sprained knee) and Maxi Kleber (shoulder) are nonetheless questionable pending their warmups.
Kidd on Full of life: “He’s doing quite a bit higher. … Sore, however he’s feeling higher.” – 6:49 PM
Jason Kidd says Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber are questionable. Dereck Full of life II is out. – 6:48 PM
Kidd says Full of life is out and Doncic and Kleber are questionable, pending warmups. – 6:48 PM
ICYMI: SloMo’s protection on Luka, and different ideas forward of Sport 4 within the Western Convention finals:
nytimes.com/athletic/55226… – 5:46 PM
Luka is superb at offense, identical to Durant and Jokic are. However that’s about the one similarity in getting them as main defensive assignments.
KAT can have achieved a superb job on KD in Spherical 1 and a kinda nice job on Jokic in Spherical 2 and nonetheless not make sense to be a superb – 4:32 PM
to see how a lot Finch leans into Kyle Anderson minutes tonight. He hasn’t damage the offense and he’s fairly clearly had the perfect course of guarding Luka.
Which isn’t to remove from McDaniels. However I feel what now you can do is play them extra collectively — Anderson on pic.twitter.com/CxuC61a3SI – 4:19 PM
Luka Doncic-inspired Egor Demin commits to play at BYU for former Suns assistant Kevin Younger (w/movies) #Suns #NBAPlayoffs #BYU azcentral.com/story/sports activities/n… through @azcentral – 2:38 PM
On these Ant assaults when there’s each hole assist (Doncic) and rotating rim safety (Full of life), these are the possessions it’s vital for Gobert to current himself.
A lob is tough however doable right here. The little 8-foot push shot is there each time for Gobert if he presents. pic.twitter.com/fWza5gx08T – 1:57 PM
“I feel I may very well be a reasonably good quarterback, truthfully,” says Luka Doncic, whose landing passes have been a key within the Mavs morphing right into a fast-paced contender. ESPN story: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:49 PM
Luka this sequence:
32.7 PPG
7.7 RPG
8.7 APG
2.7 SPG
Hitting 4+ threes per recreation at over 40% statmuse.com/nba/participant/luk… – 11:46 AM
NEW POD! RIP Invoice Walton, Luke-Invoice story, LeBron dropping hints, Caitlin Clark/Kobe, Lakers’ teaching search replace, Michael Porter Jr. hypothesis, Luka-Kyrie dynamic duo through @BleavNetwork
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rip… pic.twitter.com/IcNgCjNCoK – 10:14 AM
We’re about to enter every week’s value of conversations centered round, “Is Luka going to steal the ‘Greatest Participant Alive Title’ from Jokic?”
Earlier than we do this, it’s value no less than questioning if it’s been Jokic or Giannis who has been the league’s high man the final half decade. pic.twitter.com/Qj5BUyMm5t – 9:15 AM
Up 3-0 within the West Finals, the Dallas Mavericks listing Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber as questionable to play in Sport 4
Accidents can pressure lineup changes
#NBAPlayoffs #EuroWatch
eurohoops.internet/en/nba-news/16… – 5:36 AM
Boston Celtics full sweep, place within the NBA Finals
Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic are probably up subsequent
#NBAPlayoffs #EuroWatch
eurohoops.internet/en/nba-news/16… – 4:16 AM