{"id":41278,"date":"2021-07-26T09:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=41278"},"modified":"2021-07-26T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:58:03","slug":"luka-doncic-shines-bright-in-his-olympic-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/07\/26\/luka-doncic-shines-bright-in-his-olympic-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Shines Bright In His Olympic Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many of you were sleeping, Luka Doncic<\/strong><\/a> was putting on a show in Tokyo, lighting up the Games in his Olympics debut. Less than 24 hours after the stars of Team USA were made to look mortal, Doncic\u2019s talent shined brighter than ever against Argentina. Putting up 48 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists in less than 40-minutes.<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic Shines Bright in His Olympic Debut<\/h2>\n

Doncic shines bright and picks up where he left off<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The last time we saw Doncic on a basketball court, he left it all on the floor with a heroic 46 point, 14 assist performance in Game 7 against the Clippers. Doncic and the Mavericks ultimately came up short in the series decider; however, for the second straight post-season, the 22-year-old could hold his head high. Almost singlehandedly carrying Dallas\u2019s offense, Doncic averaged 36 and 10 in a grueling seven-game matchup against an opponent spear-headed by All-Defensive team regulars.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning in Tokyo, Doncic picked up where he left off and wasted no time in his first-ever taste of Olympic basketball. The Slovenian erupted for 17 first-quarter points on his way to a 31 point, 8 rebound first-half masterclass. The rest of Slovenia\u2019s starting five combined for a total of 19 first-half points.<\/p>\n

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LUKA GOING OFF RIGHT NOW \ud83d\udd25 @luka7doncic<\/a> @NBCOlympics<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iapQygyLec<\/a><\/p>\n

— Overtime (@overtime) July 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n