Luka Doncic has the ability to take down a country all the way by himself. This time, France was the victim. A stratospheric game by the Slovenian point guard, 47 points, gave victory to the Balkan team (82-88), which went to the round of 41 of the Eurobasket as the first group. Among all his companions they added XNUMX.
Doncic blows up the tournament just one day after the Greek Antetokounmpo added 41 points against Ukraine. Not even 24 hours has the record for the maximum score for the Hellene lasted. In addition, his performance is the second most in the history of the Eurobasket, only surpassed by the Belgian Eddy Terrance in 1957, who scored 63 against Albania.
The star suddenly surpasses legends such as the Bosnian Nedad Markovic, who added 44 against Latvia in 1997, or Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 43 against Spain in 2001, a figure, that of the German, that no one had surpassed since then. So no limits.
The Dallas Mavericks player, who included a short device to the head caused by the desperate French defense, scored from all formations and from all possible positions. A three-pointer obtained in the second quarter, from the corner, to one leg, in the last second of possession and with Rudy Gobert, one of the best defenders in the tournament, dotting his shot, was especially striking. In addition, his great performance was strengthened by spectacular shooting statistics: 15 of 23 from the field, 6 of 11 on three-pointers and a PIR of 47.
Doncic has been getting into tune with the passing of the games. In the first rounds, they directed their teammates very intelligently but they did not obtain a great scoring performance to date except in the last game against Germany (36): they added 14 in their debut against Lithuania, 20 against Hungary, 16 against Bosnia.
