"Three, four minutes left and we had the game won. We have to win and that's what we came her for", he said. He could have easily had 50 points and a shot at Oscar Schmidt's Games record of 55 but exited for good with 4:35 remaining.Īsked if he was aware of the mark, Doncic did not seem to be bothered.
There are so many sports".ĭoncic's 48 points were the second most ever in a single Olympic game. "It’s amazing to see al the stars in the Olympics. It’s our first Olympics and we won our first game, and I think it’s very special for everyone on our team. "I think it’s very special, not just for me but for all the team. "But we played really well and played really good defense. "We had a lot of video, they have amazing players so it was really tough", said the two-time All-NBA first team selection. The Athens 2004 champions simply had no answer for the Dallas Mavericks star, who shot 18/29 from the field and added 11 rebounds to go with five assists.ĭoncic was 6-for-14 from downtown and had 31 points in the first alone - 17 after the first quarter - as Slovenia marked their maiden Games appearance with a win. Luka Doncic picked up right where he left off in the NBA playoffs.ĭoncic made his Olympic Games debut in emphatic fashion on Monday (26 July), dropping 48 points on Argentina to lead Slovenia to a 118-100 victory.
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