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The Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of being swept by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, and Luka Doncic is getting the blame from fans and the media.
On Wednesday, the Mavs lost game three after Doncic fouled out with 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst ripped him to shreds for his defensive performance.
“His defensive performance is unacceptable, he’s a whole on the court, the Celtics are attacking him and they are ahead in this series because they have attacked him defensively.
“And you got a situation here where Luka is complaining about the officiating, they have begged him, they have talked to him, they have pleaded with him, he’s costing his team because of how he’s treating the officials…His performance in this game is unacceptable and the reason the Mavericks are not going to win.”
Good lord, Brian Windhorst just unloaded the clip on Luka Doncic pic.twitter.com/nA4TOMLfNA
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 13, 2024
Videos are now popping up showing how terrible Luka’s defense has been.
Here’s one video showing Luka flopping and then complaining to the ref up the court while the Celtics score on a fast break.
I love you Luka but this is unacceptable in the nba finals.
You can’t foul bait on 2 straight possessions and fall to the floor, then complain to the refs and allow 2 straight easy baskets on the other hand. pic.twitter.com/NxP8hQd8ax
— 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 (@SixthManJake) June 13, 2024
Another video shows Luka getting consistently torched on defense by Celtics players.
Bro this video has my dying😂 pic.twitter.com/VQTVMBqWi0
— Ian Inangelo (@iinangelo) June 11, 2024
ESPN has since released a damning stat proving that Luka’s defense has been abysmal during the Finals.
Luka has been awful on defense 😳 pic.twitter.com/u65zSHf6GI
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 13, 2024
Ouch.