After the historic debut with the Los Angeles Lakers of the family couple formed by LeBron James and his son Bronny, and after an exhibition by the Spanish Santi Aldama at the helm of the Memphis Grizzlies, early Thursday morning it was the turn of Luka Doncic. The Slovenian player, leader of the Mavericks, put last season’s finalist on his back to achieve the first victory of the season and leave his first glimpses of a superstar.
An offensive explosion of 33 points in the fourth quarter was key in Dallas’ 120-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, in which Luka Doncic was the great figure of the match adding his first 28 points, 8 assists and 10 rebounds of the season.
The 25-year-old Slovenian welcomed the arrival of Klay Thompsonwho in his debut scored six of his ten attempts from the three-point line to add a total of 22 points.
Thompson, whose professional debut was in the 2011-12 season wearing the colors of the Golden State Warriors, where he remained for 13 consecutive seasons, debuted with his new jersey as a starter.
“You couldn’t ask for a better start,” declared the new Mavericks player after the victory. «It’s a small step from where we want to go, but it’s something we can build on.. “Luka makes the game much easier for everyone, it is his team and everything happens through him.”
On the rival team, the French giant Victor Wembanyama He didn’t have his best night. He only scored one of his eight attempts from the three-point line and finally added 19 points and 9 rebounds.
His teammate Chris Paul, who is playing his twentieth season in the American basketball league and his first with the San Antonio team, played 29 minutes in which his best record was his eight assists. Insufficient to avoid defeat against the last NBA runners-up.
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