On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder in Texas in Game 4 of the second round of their playoff series.
The Mavs lost 100-96, leaving the series tied at 2-2.
All-Star Luka Doncic struggled, hitting 6/20 from the field and 2/9 from 3-point range in 42 minutes, finishing with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in the loss. finished. .
After the game, NBA champion Kendrick Perkins sent this message: post About Doncic in X.
Perkins wrote, “Luka has been awful all postseason.”
Luka has been awful this entire postseason.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 14, 2024
The Mavs are the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
They defeated Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (in 6 games).
Through the first 10 games of the 2024 playoffs, Doncic is averaging 26.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 40.0% from the field and 26.0% from 3-point range.
Although the numbers are strong, the superstar forward is clearly struggling to shoot the ball.
Meanwhile, the Thunder were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 34 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, two blocks, and shot 14-of-27 from the field in 42 minutes.
Game 5 of the series will be played Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
Whoever wins the series advances to the Western Conference Finals to face either the Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves.
The series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 to be played in Denver on Tuesday.
