LeBron James did not understand the choice of Luka Doncic
Who gets the last shot on the Lakers? this night face au Magicsystem JJ Redick was for Luka Dončićand the Slovenian actually found himself in a 3-point shooting position thanks to a nice series of screens.
It’s just that the Lakers leader hesitated, and eventually gave the ball away LeBron James forced to take a very complicated kick along the touchline.
“You should ask Luka what he saw in action. I thought he had a good shot, but he seemed to lose his balance, not in rhythm with the ball, for whatever reason.” says LeBron James. “That allowed his defender to get back in front of him. When he gave me the ball, I was a bit off balance as well. I thought he had a very good chance, but that’s my view.”
Luka Dončić’s mea culpa
More precisely, the question was also asked of Luka Dončić, who we saw annoyed when leaving the field.
“I knew I was out, but I thought I was a little far. I tried to dribble to get closer. I probably should have stopped the dribble and shot…” he regrets it. “I didn’t want to lose the ball and we didn’t have any more timeouts. But like I said, I shouldn’t have stopped the dribble. I should have attacked. I thought I had a clean shot, so it’s my fault.”
The reporter then asks him if he still finds it strange that he thinks it’s too far. In the past, we’ve seen him plant “game winners” from much further out, and with defenders on his back.
“I thought there was enough time left. It was about seven seconds ago. I believe it was enough to get a better shot. I might have tried to penetrate, and that’s why I decided this way.”
Lakers fall apart in the last game… Magical victory!
Luka had a WIDE OPEN view pic.twitter.com/O4uklufhKo
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2026-02-25 07:53:00
