Lakers guards Luka Doncic, left, and Austin Reaves, proper, have turn into a dynamic scoring duo.
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Doncic is, by Redick’s estimation, “one of many biggest offensive engines to ever play basketball.” His working mate Reaves, within the midst of a profession 12 months, is “one of many biggest offensive engines on this 12 months’s NBA.”
The Lakers’ star guards went into overdrive to energy the Lakers with out LeBron James on Sunday, combining for 67 factors and 15 assists as James missed the sport with a proper foot damage.
Doncic entered the sport because the NBA’s main scorer, averaging 35.1 factors per sport, however was additionally ranked second in assists per sport with 9.4 assists per sport. He had his sixth consecutive 30-point sport with 34 factors Sunday, including seven assists, 12 rebounds and simply two turnovers regardless of being double-teamed almost each time he had the ball. In truth, Doncic invited double groups, beckoning additional defenders towards him as he surveyed the courtroom.
“The gravity that he has on the courtroom, it’s not possible to protect him any sure manner as a result of [of] his capacity to move the ball, his unselfishness and his shot-making capacity,” Reaves stated. “Then, when you blitz him, then you could have benefit basketball and we like our possibilities.”
Doncic stated after dishing 11 assists with 35 factors towards the Dallas Mavericks on Friday that if he will get blitzed by additional defenders, it’s an indication he did his job. Enjoying four-on-three is “the simplest basketball you may play,” he stated proudly.
Doncic and Reaves are the fourth pair of teammates in 50 years to every report 30 or extra factors in three consecutive video games, in keeping with the NBA. Powered by the sudden return of his three-pointer, Reaves scored 31 factors towards the Clippers final Tuesday and 38 towards the Mavericks on Friday. He has made 12 of 19 three-point makes an attempt (63.1%) within the final three video games after getting off to a 31.1% mark from past the arc this season.
