Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic Interview Before Game 5 vs. Boston Celtics – NBA Finals

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic Interview Before Game 5 vs. Boston Celtics – NBA Finals

okay we’ll take questions for Luca in the back row on the on the end hey Luka uh ESPN Brazil uh can we talk a little about football I I just saw that you were watching the Euro but my question is uh you have played for Real Madrid and sometimes and I’m talking about the football thing when Real Madrid faces another their team we used to say that it’s way harder because Real Madrid has a huge tradition and you guys are facing Boston Celtics that is a 17 times Champion I want to know if there is any relation when you guys face a team that has this tradition as Boston Celtics when somebody faces Real Madrid if there’s any comparison thank you uh I would say is there in the League of Their Own uh you know they’re the top of the Europe uh but obviously Boston has been uh I think Boston Lakers uh they’re obviously the two uh major NBA teams in the league uh they’ve been since day one so uh it’s obviously a little bit of comparation yeah over here on the left hi hi Luka how you doing um all year you’ve been facing back to the wall games going back to FEA Canada and O as recently as OKC uh I know it’s the finals so it is different can you just reflect on how it is different uh going into tomorrow night I mean it’s obviously different because it’s it’s the finals you know every team plays uh the whole season to be here and we are the one to be here in Boston obviously uh so it’s a little bit different but there the day you you got to play basketball you got to give everything you have thank you thank you front left Tim hey you’re always talking about you know even down3 down2 against the Suns a couple years ago your thing is you you’ve got to believe you got to believe until the end is is that something that you know how what’s that discussion like in the locker room and what’s that you know is that something you’re trying to get your teammates to you know grab on to or you know what what’s that Dynamic like yeah we talk about it uh I think uh the most important thing is to show it that we believe uh I think we showed in game four if not if we wouldn’t believe you know we wouldn’t probably wouldn’t won that game so I think uh obviously the talk talk is easy to talk about it but then showing it is another thing so I think we showed it fifth row on your right LCA m mad for me next row up on the right Luca how are you um I was just wondering what was different for you in game four Luca cuz it seemed like mentally you were you were more focused you were different um there were no interactions with the ref um what as you watch game three um what did you feel like change for game four the changes we just needed to win the game uh I think we didn’t play our best first three games uh so we had to changed something and played better in game four Joe front right Luca Joe Varden the athletic how is your chest how is it does it impact how or what does it impact or limit for you and then you also know you’re dealing with some leg injuries too how how are those and which one is tougher to manage between the chest and the and the leg stuff uh at this point in the season just a lot of things going on so um but I’m fine if I’m playing I’m fine so no worries luuka Shen with Forbes you guys seem pretty tight together and on a stram defensively in game four just curious like who who have been the biggest communicators on the defensive end for you guys when things get tight um I think everyone everyone uh that was our in preseason that was our key uh key discussion know have to talk on defense uh and when we play together uh and we play good defense is when everybody’s talking and communication is a big part of our success on defense over here on the left fifth row any other questions last one Brad right here on the left on the subject of Father’s Day this being your first as a father any special feelings when you got up this morning uh or before you got before you left um not really just uh just being happy being a father you know it’s been best thing in my life so that was that’s it just being happy and then there was kind of a cool photo of Kyrie’s dad and your dad after G the other night what’ you think about that yeah it was very special moment I know they both uh I think they’re very proud of their sons uh so uh they’re happy that we’re happy on the court together thank you

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic spoke to reporters before Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics.

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