Someone posted a seemingly thoughtful article about Luka's last years late game struggles and with the tenor was too much shooting, too many step backs, too predictable, not enough driving to the cup.
While this all ain't wrong, it's entirely missing another decisive factor: decision making.
MacMahon points it out though:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3066...cks-ot-win
"According to NBA.com/stats, Doncic led the league in field goals attempted in the final 30 seconds of one-possession games during the regular season, going 4-of-15 from the field and 1-of-10 from 3-point range. He had no assists in those situations despite being one of the league's best passers."
NO ASSISTS - which can be translated to no or only one decision and that is hero ball. Try to win it alone.
Versus Denver he showed some change in that regard and I'm convinced, he'll keep on learning and trusting his team mates, so I'm pretty sure we won't talk about late game struggles much longer.
While this all ain't wrong, it's entirely missing another decisive factor: decision making.
MacMahon points it out though:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3066...cks-ot-win
"According to NBA.com/stats, Doncic led the league in field goals attempted in the final 30 seconds of one-possession games during the regular season, going 4-of-15 from the field and 1-of-10 from 3-point range. He had no assists in those situations despite being one of the league's best passers."
NO ASSISTS - which can be translated to no or only one decision and that is hero ball. Try to win it alone.
Versus Denver he showed some change in that regard and I'm convinced, he'll keep on learning and trusting his team mates, so I'm pretty sure we won't talk about late game struggles much longer.