As a defender Jayson Tatum has allowed opponents on the Mavs to go 30-52 (58%FG).
Matchups:
Luka Doncic (10-17)
Kyrie Irving (4-10)
Gafford (7-9)
Dereck Lively II (4-5)
Washington (2-5)
DJJ (2-3)
Maxi Kleber (1-1)
Josh Green (01)
THJ (0-1)
He continues to be a liability on D
As a defender thus far in these NBA Finals, Luka Doncic has allowed the Celtics to go just 30-72 (42%FG) 🔐🔐
Matchups:
Brown (8-15)
Tatum (4-14) 😳😳
White (2-11)
Holiday (6-11)
Porzingis (3-7)
Hauser (5-7)
Pritchard (0-4)
Horford (2-3)
He leads both teams in steals (10)
Luka Doncic this season:
— 34/9/10
— Led NBA in scoring
— First 33/9/9 season ever
— Top 3 in points, assists and threes
— Most 30-PT triple-doubles since MVP Russ
— 73-point game
— Led Mavs to the Finals
He's only 25.
It's time to easily debunk this narrative by Boston Celtics fans, that Luka Doncic was a turnstile defender in the NBA Finals.
Firstly, Luka Doncic allowed just 39-96 (40%FG) while defending the Boston Celtics, in this series. Now, let's look at each individual matchup:
- Tatum