Luka Doncic and Rudy Gobert have responded to Doncic’s unimaginable game-winner in Recreation 2 of the Western Convention Finals on Friday.
Doncic appeared on the Inside The NBA panel after the sport and mentioned that whereas he might not be the quickest participant, he knew he had Gobert’s quantity within the velocity division.
“I imply, he’s lengthy… He can’t transfer — I can’t transfer quick… however I can transfer quicker than him,” Doncic mentioned.
Throughout his postgame press convention, Doncic additionally touched on his trash discuss to Gobert after hitting the game-winning shot.
“So he can’t effin guard you huh?” a reporter requested Doncic, referring to what the Slovenian star appeared to say within the second.
“I didn’t say that,” Doncic mentioned. “I used to be talking Slovenian.”
Gobert was additionally requested about Doncic’s trash discuss.
“I didn’t see or hear it, however he says that each recreation. So it’s nothing new.”
Kyrie Irving, on the opposite, was filled with reward for his famous person teammate.
“I’m amazed, I don’t use that phrase frivolously both,” Irving mentioned. “… I believe he’s answered lots of calls. When Luka first got here into the league, there have been lots of questions on what he was going to turn into. I do know just a few persons are consuming their phrases.
“Watching him ascend into changing into an all-time nice is superb and I don’t take it without any consideration as a result of I performed with one of many biggest of all time, arguably the best of all time… I wish to be supportive and proceed to be an all-time nice subsequent to him, proceed to indicate him the ropes, and let him proceed to fly.”
After stealing the primary two video games of the sequence on the street, the Mavericks now head again to Dallas for Recreation 3 and Recreation 4.
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