Doncic is the third person in history with 73 points in a single game, and the so-called genius is to constantly break through the limits of human beings
It's hard not to say that some things are predestined in the dark, and on December 30, 2019, Kobe Bryant was seen for the last time in Staples, and the Lakers beat the Mavericks 108-95. He poses with his daughter's idol, Luka Doncic.
On January 27, 2024, the fourth anniversary of his death, Luka scored 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 25-of-33 shooting, 5-of-8 three-pointers, and 15-of-16 free throws in a single game.
The fourth highest score in history, Kobe Bryant and the third person below the "Big Beidou",
But compared to Kobe Bryant's "81 points to slay the dragon" in '06, he shot more (75.8% vs. 60.9%) and made fewer free throws (16 vs. 20).
Of course, 20 years later, he will have more room to attack, which is more conducive to the performance of a talented attacker like him.
But after all, this is not only an achievement, if 60 points in a single game is the explosive news that players can appear in the league every few years.
Then 70 points in a single game is a once-in-a-decade spectacle.
is as strong as the "100% man" Big Beidou, and he has "only completed" 7 times in his life, 6 of which were concentrated in the 61-62 season when he was a fanatical scorer.
In the three decades since he retired, only David "Skywalker" Thompson (1978) and "Admiral" Robinson (1994) have done it, and they are still all scoring for the top scorer.
Then there was Bryant's 81 points in 2006, and in the 15 years since, only Devin Booker has scored 70 points in 2017.
But in the past two years, there seem to be signs of a "blowout" about 70 points.
Last season, Mitchell first scored 71 points + 10 assists in a double-double, but because of the overtime gold content dropped, and Leigh's 22-of-38 shooting and 13 three-pointers once cracked the seal of Kobe's record, but finally stayed at 71 points in the fourth quarter.
Embiid, the two-time scoring champion in a row, just scored 70 points just four days ago this season, but today Luka proved it again:
"In terms of scoring, it is still the outside players who are more free and free. ”
After all, the ball is in their hands most of the time, and even if they are as strong as Embiid, most of the time they need their teammates to dribble the ball across the half court before they can give it to him.
In today's game, facing Trae Young's Eagles, who used to be called "peerless double pride" with him and is now more like "North Qiao Feng and South Murong", no one expected him to be a killer.
After the opening, he first received Lively's hand-to-hand pass twice to score inside, and today the Hawks sent Jalen Johnson, who is 2.03 meters tall, to defend him, but the third-grader who is quite impressive on both offensive and defensive ends this season weighs less than 100kg, coupled with the ability to fly and jump, Dongzi does feel CPU overload on the feints.
Next, after Dongzi felt in place, he pulled and caught the ball for three points, and scored 18 points in the first quarter.
Fortunately, the Hawks' offense did not pull their hips, and they still led 31-27 at the end of the first quarter, so they didn't realize the seriousness of the problem.
The same was true of the Raptors back then, leading the Lakers by a large score in the first half, and they also thought that their defensive strategy was very effective, and always insisted on one-on-one defense.
And today's Hawks still insisted on taking turns to send Johnson, Saddiq Bey, and even Okongu to Doncic in turn to "torture" in the second quarter, as long as they can win the game, what is this grievance?
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Doncic was still rubbing the defender efficiently.
The signature step back around the cover pulls three points.
Personally holding the ball into the hinterland, with the feint of eyes and shoulders to make the Eagles defense at a loss, even the seasoned Bogdan was deceived by him.
Counterattack layup, pointing to the east and west, as if entering no man's land.
It's not just a personal scoring performance, but the rest of the Mavericks today are also actively supporting him, and once the Hawks are overly defensive, they will resolutely shoot, always letting the Hawks shoot and not dare to go all out to contain Doncic.
After "cooling" three and a half points on the court, the "Slovenian Cannon" fired again, and it was another two dry pulls, one inside and one outside, and he didn't forget to give Lively a dunk assist.
The Hawks lost ground in and out of the trap, and before halftime, Dongzi hit a three-pointer + two layups, and then fed Lively to help the Mavericks overtake the score.
In the end, the two teams were tied at 66-66, and Doncic had scored 41 points and 4 assists.
In the second half, the Hawks tightened their grip and press on Doncic, but the outside defenders led by Johnson were always poor in timing, and Doncic could still catch the ball and fire in his comfortable position.
first pulled out a three-point shot by himself, and then assisted Gwee to score another three points, because he has the league's top ball and wrapping ability, in the Hawks' slightly immature and reckless encirclement, Dongzi can always grasp the gap.
At the same time, the Hawks still seem to want to use the offense to suppress the Mavericks, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in execution and pressure on the defensive end.
And Doncic seems to be imitating LeBron and taking a break on the court. After catching his breath for half a quarter, he again seized the opportunity to open fire violently.
Halfway through the third quarter, it was time for him to cut the score.
He started with a driving layup to continue the score, then continued to dry from beyond the three-point line, then drew a shooting foul from Saddiq Bey, and then broke Trae Young and Sadiq Bey pressed and hit a step-back shot again.
In the face of the Hawks' bag in this quarter, coupled with the decline in physical fitness, he "only" shot 4 of 5, but still scored 16 points with 6 of 6 free throws, and has scored 57 points in the third quarter.
But apparently the eagles have realized that they may be the backdrop for bad luck.
In the fourth quarter, Hawks head coach Snyder pulled out the guy at the bottom of the box - on Murray.
As the hottest figure in the trade rumor market today, the Lakers' number one scandal object. Murray's biggest tag is the combination of offense and defense. But one thing to say, in his two seasons with the Hawks, he didn't have too many bright performances on the defensive end, but instead improved more on the offensive end.
But today, as the last fig leaf of the team's defense, he can be regarded as carrying Doncic's upward journey.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Dongzi scored eight points in a row, raising his personal score to 65 points and giving the Mavericks a 116-107 lead.
At this time, Coach Schneider couldn't stand the defense of Johnson and others anymore, and went directly to Murray, he probably knew that even Murray couldn't block Doncic, but at least
Don't die too badly.
Murray began to lead the defense with high intensity, while Doncic handled the ball away from the three-point line, stretched his pass distance, and relieved the pressure on his teammates, while others remained eyeing him and ready to pack and intercept
The move worked well at first, not only did Doncic temporarily turn off the fire, but the Hawks also chased it to 114-120 with Murray's three-pointer. But Doncic quickly found Hardaway for a three-pointer.
Today's Doncic is not only the sharpest sword on the court, but also the smartest brain.
The two sides continued to fight off the score, and Murray's defense of Doncic was not unsuccessful.
Doncic scored 65 points in the first 38 minutes but only eight points in the final 10 minutes, six of which came from the free throw line.
The Hawks, driven by Trae Young and Murray, were even more surging, and with 1:39 left on Murray's free throw, she chased it to 134-137.
But at the critical moment, it was Doncic who came out to solve the problem, first assisting Exum to hit a three-point shot, and then completing 2+1 with the only sports goal in the quarter.
Not only did he freeze his personal score at 73 points, which is fourth all-time, but he also stretched the deficit to seven points (143-136) with 58 seconds left, and finally the Mavericks won the game safely.
Some things are hard to explain by coincidence.
Doncic was drafted by the Hawks in the first round in 2018 with the third round, then sent Trae Young to the Mavericks in exchange for the fifth overall pick and the No. 10 pick in '19 (later Reddish). Now it seems likely that this operation will be forever engraved on the NBA's pillar of shame for ridicule.
In the face of the real "old club" of his NBA career, this once suave and jade-faced Real Madrid boy has become an Eastern European man with a beard and a lot of wrinkles. and the number one killer in the true sense of the current NBA.
Everything is unpredictable, which is in line with the old advertising slogan of the NBA
“Where Amazing Happen （奇迹发生之地）”