Luka Doncic wins the battle of superstars against Nikola Jokic in Eurobasket preparation game
Source: EuroHoops.net
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Eric Koreen @ekoreenA 6-4-3 here will turn me into the Joker. – 5:09 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
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Jokic, Serbia fall to Luka, Slovenia
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youtube.com/watch?v=UsZW8p… – 5:00 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nikola Jokic finishes with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists vs. Slovenia, but this summed up how Serbia’s 4th quarter went. pic.twitter.com/70atQw5qed – 4:57 PM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
🇸🇮 Luka Doncic’s and 🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic’s showdown ends with Slovenia’s victory over Serbia after breathtaking over time 😯
One of the craziest friendly games so far? pic.twitter.com/jYqYuFypP7 – 4:52 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
2022-23 NBA schedule release, key dates: Warriors-Lakers on opening night; LeBron, Luka meet on Christmas Day
cbssports.com/nba/news/2022-… – 4:46 PM Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Slovenia wins 97-92. Luka 34-6-9 (Only 3 TO). Two monster rebounds in OT. inc one off a missed Slovenia FT that sealed the game. As well as a spectacular drive and kick to Vlatko Cancar to give them the lead for good. 11-20 FG 3-9 3pt 9-14 FT – 4:41 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Slovenia knocks off Nikola Jokic’s Serbia, 97-92, in OT. Joker capped his day with a friendly chat with an official. pic.twitter.com/nTyZPYiHXP – 4:41 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Hell of a game at Stozice Arena
Slovenia beat 97-92 Serbia in overtime!
Luka Doncic was sensational: 34 pts, 11-20 FG, 6 rebs, 9 asts, 1 blk
Nikola Jokic left it all on the floor: 26 pts, 12 rebs, 7-14 FG, 6 asts, 2 stls. – 4:39 PM Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
OT for Slovenia-Serbia at 86. Luka misses a step back 3 at horn after he passed up an earlier, easier attempt. He did make 2 FTs w/ :39 left to give them a 1 pt lead. Jokic off Off reb, split FTs w/:20 left to tie the game Luka 34-2-7. Jokic 23-12-6. – 4:26 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Key stretch from Nikola Jokic just now late in the 4th: Takes Mike Tobey 1-on-1, then picks up the steal and eventually the assist. Serbia-Slovenia going to OT. pic.twitter.com/BsQO3h4lbQ – 4:26 PM Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
I love this new addition of “rivals week” to the NBA schedule. (Jan. 24-28)
Celtics v Heat
Clippers v Lakers
Nets v Harden & 76ers
Grizz v Warriors
Ball brothers face off
Suns v Mavs
Wolves v Grizz
Raptors v Warriors
MVP Jokic v Runner-up Embiid
Knicks v Nets
Lakers v Celtics – 3:55 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nikola Jokic’s 1st half vs. Slovenia: 12 points (4-8 FG’s), 7 rebounds, 3 assists. Three of his buckets: pic.twitter.com/Os84bRO6rY – 3:32 PM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
🇸🇮Slovenia lead against 🇷🇸Serbia at half-time: 45-42 💨
🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic:
12 PTS (4/8 FG)
7 REB
3 AST
🇸🇮 Luka Doncic:
15 PTS (4/7 FG)
3 AST
2 REB – 3:23 PM Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
End of the half. Serbia puts two on Luka as he tried to bring it up for the last shot of the half. Doesn’t force it. finds Prepelic for a deep NBA 3ptr. Slovenia 45-42 at half – 3:18 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC’s first 6 games are against West contenders: Wolves twice, Clippers twice, Nuggets & Mavs.
Chet Holmgren’s matchups in the first 3 games: Gobert, KAT, Jokic, Gobert, KAT.
Thunder fans will see right away how improved OKC is and how Chet looks against the best of the best. – 3:18 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
May not be able to see Nuggets game locally without much hassle, but with Jokic having back-to-back MVPs, looks like Denver is finally garnishing some national attention.
Denver will be on:
ABC — 1 Time
TNT – 7 Times
ESPN — 8 Times
NBA TV — 12 Times – 3:18 PM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Two GOAT’s in one picture: Luka Doncic shows respect to Novak Djovokic 🤝
Greatness recognizes greatness 🙏 pic.twitter.com/QIEhERvkOS – 3:13 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
The Lakers appear on NBA TV 12 times this season. Some highlights:
– Facing against MVP Nikola Jokic (Oct. 30)
– Road trip through Miami (Dec. 28) and Atlanta (Dec. 30)
– Hosting Harden and Embiid on Jan. 15
– Heading to Brooklyn (whoever is on that roster) on Jan. 30 – 3:01 PM Michael Singer @msinger
S/o all my fellow sleuths who’ve found out how to watch Serbia/Slovenia. That’s Joker on the line. pic.twitter.com/okUskhVsDu – 2:53 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
So excited seeing Jokic back on the court.
Serbia-Slovenia is intense so far.
Luka looks the exact same size btw. – 2:42 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Luka is putting on a show here. He’s built for FIBA competition. – 2:32 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Early takeaway from Serbia-Slovenia: Nikola Jokic has a mismatch vs. Mike Tobey. – 2:31 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Jokic with a nice up and under move to score the first bucket of the game. – 2:24 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Getting read to watch Jokic play basketball. 🙏 – 2:19 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG+APG last season:
38.1 — Trae
37.2 — Luka
36.5 — LeBron
@NBAMuse24 pic.twitter.com/dXn0HNeU1x – 2:04 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Coming up – Giannis-Luka-Jokic playing BASKETBALL almost at the same time
Slovenia vs Serbia in Ljubljana, Greece vs Poland in Athens pic.twitter.com/ebIM4bzrSy – 1:43 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Luka-led Slovenia hosts Jokic-led Serbia today at 2:15 PM ET in another warmup game for the upcoming EuroBasket. Here’s hoping a SAFE and reliable feed emerges for US viewers to rival the incredible Turkish broadcast on YouTube for the recent friendly that went to OT in Istanbul. – 11:37 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Nuggets Big 3 in 2021:
Jokic —
26/11/8
57/39/87%
MPJ —
19/7
54/45/79%
Jamal —
21/4/5
48/41/87%
A top ___ trio going into this season. pic.twitter.com/EIjXutSKkZ – 11:11 AM Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Our Mavs player profiles continue with Luka Doncic and the theme songs for his season.
mavs.com/luka-profile/ – 10:57 AM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nikola Kalinic: “Nikola being here automatically means he wants to play and compete” #EuroBasket2022 #FIBA
eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/… – 10:46 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG+RPG last season:
42.3 — Embiid
41.5 — Giannis
40.9 — Jokic
@215muse pic.twitter.com/W5c1Ug76uz – 10:05 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 2020, the @Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic had 42 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists in a loss to the Clippers in Game 1 of their first-round series.
Doncic became the first player in NBA history to record a 40-point game in his postseason debut. pic.twitter.com/xxuDFppR4y – 10:01 AM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Luka Doncic: We are going to Eurobasket 2022 to win gold medal sportando.basketball/en/luka-doncic… – 9:23 AM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Luka Doncic has nothing on his mind except the gold medal and repeat of EuroBasket 2017 success 👀 pic.twitter.com/17oZN2IgYF – 8:51 AM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić play basketball against each other in 10 hours. – 2:52 AM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Luka Doncic talked to the media ahead of the long-awaited friendly game against Serbia.
The Slovenian wunderkind says he is ready to accept the Batman role and has the only goal on his mind at FIBA EuroBasket 2022👇
basketnews.com/news-176561-lu… – 1:22 AM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Doncic: “We are going to Germany to win gold”
The Slovenian superstar is ready to defend his #Eurobasket title
eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/… – 6:53 PM