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DOMANTAS SABONIS – FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE – 1-19-20

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020bballscholar

DOMANTAS SABONIS PULL OFF HIS FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE OF HIS CAREER!

DOMANTAS SABONIS NIGHT:

MP 40:41

P 22

R 15

ORB 7

A 10

B 0

S 0

TO 5

FG 10-16

FT 1-3

3P 1-2

+\- +12

HIS PERFORMANCE 👇🏽👇🏽

BY DESIGN:

DOMANTAS SABONIS WAS EXCLUSIVE USED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR. HE WASN’T USED AS A SCORER BUT AS A DECOY FOR HIS TEAMMATES TO GET THEIR ONE ON ONE MATCHUPS. SABONIS WAS ALSO EFFICIENT IN LAST NIGHT’S GAME BESIDES THE 5 TURNOVERS.

STYLE OF PLAY:

THE INDIANA PACERS RAN A LOT OF DESIGN PICK AND ROLL HAND OFF’S THROUGH HIM. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH THIS STYLE OF PLAY WORKED AS HIS TEAMMATES WERE ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THEIR SHOTS! THE DENVER NUGGETS TRIED TO SWITCH UP THEIR DEFENSE MANY TIMES BY DOUBLING AND TRAPPING. BUT SABONIS WOULD HIT HIS TEAMMATES WITH A SMOOTH BOUNCE /TOUCH PASS. (SIMILAR TO HIS DAD) OR HE WOULD CRASH THE BOARDS ON A MISS SHOT. HE WAS BUSY ON THE OFFENSE GLASS PULLING DOWN 7 OFFENSE REBOUNDS!

OVERALL THE INDIANA PACERS HAD A GREAT OFFENSE GAME-PLAN. WORKING THEIR MISMATCHES.

GAME SCORE:

INDIANA PACERS -115

(28-15)

DENVER NUGGETS – 107

(29-13)

FUN FACT:

DOMANTAS SABONIS IS THIRD OVERALL IN THE LEAGUE WITH DOUBLE DOUBLES. HE CURRENTLY HAS 32!

IS DOMANTAS SABONIS AN ALL-STAR?

YES. I HOPE HE MAKES IT!

-THE COST OF KNOWLEDGE-

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JUST WOW!

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IF A MAN GETS BEAT ON DEFENSE USUALLY HELP DEFENSE ROTATES.

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January 17, 2020January 17, 2020bballscholar

Anytime where both players from each team scores over 40p+. The emphasis behind your pride to show how great you are, will be on full display to show who is the better player.

This game was personal and these two young players were going back and forth to see who can lead their team to victory!

They put on a show!

But…

Thanks to Brandon Ingram ; who had his best game as a pro. Seal his teams victory. Not only did he put the New Orleans Pelicans on his back but he also snapped the 10 game winning streak of the Utah Jazz.

Incredible.

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GAME SCORE: GAME WENT TO OT

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(28-13)

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS – 138

(16-26)

Brandon Ingram:

MP 41:24

P 49

R 8

A 6

S 0

B 1

TO 4

FG 15-25

FT 16-20

3P 3-8

Donovan Mitchell:

MP 42:20

P 46

R 6

A 2

S 2

B 0

TO 3

FG 16-34

FT 7-7

3P 7-15

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LUKA DONCIC IS NOW THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO EVER TO DROP A STAT LINE OF 20/15/15.

IT FEELS LIKE HE IS PLAYING 2K ON A REAL LIFE NBA COURT. THESE STATS ARE BONKERS! HE IS A GREAT PLAYER. AT THIS POINT YOU CAN NOT DENY HIS GREATNESS! I AM WONDERING HOW HE WILL DO IN THE PLAYOFFS!👀👀

LUKA DONCIC ALSO SET A NEW CAREER HIGH WITH 17 ASSISTS!

IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT LUKA DONCIC IS A MAESTRO WITH THE BASKETBALL!

CHECK OUT HIS NIGHT:👇🏽

LUKA DONCIC CURRENT AVERAGES:

MP 32.8

P 28.8

R 8.3

A 9

S 1.1

B 0.1

FG% 46.6

FT% 78.6

3P% 31.7

TO 4.4

LUKA DONCIC HAS NOW SOLIDIFIED HIMSELF AS A TOP 2 MVP CANDIDATE.

AGREE OR DISAGREE?

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THE LAST TIME THE UTAH JAZZ LOST WAS ON DECEMBER 23 , 2019. THE JAZZ LOST AGAINST THE MIAMI HEAT IN A CLOSE NAIL-BITER. SINCE THAT DAY THE JAZZ MADE A TRADE WITH CLEVELAND FOR JORDAN CLARKSON. CLARKSON’S ROLE IS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR DEPTH AND SCORING OFF THE BENCH.

WITH THIS STREAK:

ON A SCALE 1-10 HOW IMPRESSED ARE YOU WITH THIS WINNING STREAK?

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