{"id":120145,"date":"2024-05-04T13:42:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/?p=26314"},"modified":"2024-05-04T13:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:42:59","slug":"the-wounded-animal-luka-doncic-gets-mavs-past-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/the-wounded-animal-luka-doncic-gets-mavs-past-clippers\/","title":{"rendered":"The wounded animal: Luka Doncic gets Mavs past Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Through<\/div>\n

Luka Doncic is battered, broken, but he and the Mavs are certainly not beaten. The Dallas Mavericks star proved in Game 6 against the LA Clippers to move on to the next stage of the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal when it\u2019s cornered. That\u2019s what Luka Doncic showed on Friday night as he guided the Dallas Mavericks past the LA Clippers in the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n

The protagonist<\/h4>\n

My last column<\/a> on Luka Doncic was focused on his usage and exhaustion. All of those points still stand. They were evident even in his performance in Game 6. Still, he showed the grit required to push the Dallas Mavericks past the LA Clippers and onto the next one.<\/p>\n

While the long-term questions remain to be addressed, the importance of winning this series for the Mavs was enormous. Chuck Cooperstein summed up the situation<\/a> well before tip. The Mavs hadn\u2019t clinched a series at home since the NBA championship run of 2011. There was also the small matter of the struggles against the Clippers in recent post-season match-ups.<\/p>\n

Doncic took all of this on board and he led the Mavs. Even with his first bucket, the limitations on his body and movement were clear. Still, he came out firing and kept at it. This was a star taking command of his narrative. That\u2019s what winners do. He was going to keep punching until somebody stopped him. Even then, he was going to find ways to make himself matter.<\/p>\n