Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason
Kidd has heaped praise on star forward
Luka Doncic after another incredible performance.
The 25-year-old had another
fabulous night, this time against the
Miami Heat where he registered 35 points to
go with 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
While doing so, Doncic became the
first player in the history of the NBA to register 35 or more points in four consecutive
matches.
After the match, head coach Kidd heaped
praise on the Ljubljana-born, who according to him is as rare of a talent as Pablo
Picasso
“I’ve always said this, we can’t
take this young man for granted. You’re seeing something as rare as a Picasso,”
said the 50-year-old. “When he comes every night, he does something. … He’s
special.”
That performance helped the Mavericks
secure a much-needed win over the Heat with a score of 114-108 at the American
Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday.
It was the Mavericks’ first defeat
after three consecutive defeats and it kept the side in the eighth position in
the Western Conference with 35 wins and 28 defeats.
Doncic is averaging 34.6 points per
game this season for the Mavericks, the best by any player in the competition. To
go with that, he is also contributing nine rebounds and 9.8 assists per game.