Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic looks to rediscover offensive touch in Game 2 against Oklahoma City Thunder
As Oklahoma City prepared to host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was asked how his team would brace for Luka Doncic’s physical style.Dort did more than just arrive on time. He was the defensive catalyst as the Thunder held Doncic, the league’s regular-season scoring leader, to 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting in Oklahoma City’s 117-95 victory.
That doesn’t mean Oklahoma City is off the hook, though – Kyrie Irving is fully capable of scoring more. He often defers to Doncic, but he might not do that so much if his teammate struggles early in Game 2 on Thursday in Oklahoma City. “We just have to adjust to the team we’re playing against,” Irving said. “I think that’s the most important thing. This Game 1 is done. We didn’t play as well as we would have liked. We failed on a lot of our coverages. And we didn’t come in with the attitude that was necessary.”“We know they’re going to come out aggressively, confidently,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of experience under their belt. They’re not going to be rattled by one playoff loss. And so we’ve got to rise to that.
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