{"id":52198,"date":"2023-08-02T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=52198"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:22:51","slug":"luka-doncic-makes-case-for-most-dominant-game-seven-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/02\/luka-doncic-makes-case-for-most-dominant-game-seven-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Makes Case For Most Dominant Game Seven Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s still a young career for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DAL\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Luka Doncic<\/strong><\/a> yet he has quickly become a centerpiece for game seven in the NBA. A question mark of hype coming from Slovenia and the 24 year old phenom quickly silenced any doubt of his greatness.<\/p>\n<p>The problem for the Mavericks is they have yet to find a winning formula come playoff time. Even with the facts, an argument can soon be made that Doncic can go down as the most dominant game seven player of all time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Luka Doncic Makes Case For Most Dominant Game Seven Player<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@dallasmavs<\/a> win Game 7 and advance to the Western Conference Finals! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MFFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAConferenceFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NBAConferenceFinals<\/a> presented by Google Pixel <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dvq3mKMx8p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Dvq3mKMx8p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1526022449988526080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Never Ready To Go Home\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The easy argument to make is Doncic has only appeared in two game sevens in his career. Doncic has also yet to make to the NBA finals.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the facts, there&#8217;s no shying away from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/10\/12\/top-nba-players-luka-doncic\/\" target=\"_self\">his early dominance.<\/a> In just two game sevens, Doncic averaged 40.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>In a game seven loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAC\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>, Doncic scored 46 points while also recording 14 assists on 55% true shooting from the field. Even with the Mavericks losing, Doncic laid it all out on the floor and made sure the Mavericks had a chance.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still too early to tell, but the near automatic walking triple-double style of Doncic already draws comparisons to some of the greats. Including a player who is well known for dominating game seven, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Throwback to Luka Doncic game 7 vs the Clippers (2021 Playoffs)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a046 points<br \/>\u25a07 rebounds<br \/>\u25a014 assists<br \/>\u25a066%TS<br \/>\u25a05 3PM<\/p>\n<p>Dominated Kiwi Leonard \ud83d\udd25<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ah9LwtEsG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/3ah9LwtEsG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake (@CookedBySteph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CookedBySteph\/status\/1684025470705373184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Where Does Luka Doncic Rank By The Numbers?<\/h3>\n<p>James being the seasoned veteran has made his presence known in game seven. With a record of 6-2, James has averaged 34.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists.<\/p>\n<p>James&#8217; career high in game seven sits at 45 points (twice) making Doncic&#8217;s dominance that much more pronounced. Of course if we go by record, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/BOS\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a> great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/russebi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Russell<\/a><\/strong> takes the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Russell finished his career with astounding 10-0 record in game seven&#8217;s. Unfortunately, blocks and steals were not yet recorded lowering the defensive masterminds value.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the record books not fully intact, Russell still managed to average a monster 29.3 rebounds per game in game seven. A number that is hard to reach.<\/p>\n<p>To compare to a more current future Hall of Fame guard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/GSW\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> sharpshooter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a><\/strong> has a 3-2 record in game seven. In those games, Curry averaged 32.6 points per game while shooting 42.4% from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Curry dropped 50 points in the 2023 postseason against the Sacramento Kings. Curry has dominated, but Doncic&#8217;s numbers still rise above as he continues to put the team on his back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Paul and Devin Booker laughed at Luka Doncic, and that man absolutely violated them in Game 7 on their home floor.<\/p>\n<p>Grown men crying in the stands, arena half empty with 18 min left, team issued an apology. <\/p>\n<p>My favorite non-Finals moment ever.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUuPgadKdj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WUuPgadKdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake (@JakeAndBall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeAndBall\/status\/1685808031903141888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word On Game Seven<\/h3>\n<p>With plenty of years left for Doncic, there&#8217;s bound to be more game seven dominance in the horizon. Of course, to save the mental health of fans Doncic will do what he can to avoid must-win games.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, Mavericks fans get to hold onto a player who truly is changing to landscape of the NBA. A player that the Mavericks have no interest of letting go anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s still a young career for Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic yet he has quickly become a centerpiece for game seven in the NBA. A question mark of hype coming from Slovenia and the 24 year old phenom quickly silenced any doubt of his greatness. The problem for the Mavericks is they have yet to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4777,"featured_media":52204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1608,62],"tags":[175,4992,38,1133],"class_list":["post-52198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mavericks","category-basketball","category-nba","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-game-seven","tag-lebron-james","tag-luka-doncic"],"modified_by":"Mike Schretter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}