Following the Lakers’ win over the Houston Rockets on Friday, Luka Doncic acknowledged that it is going to be the primary time he’ll get homecourt benefit in a playoff collection. The 26-year-old is in his seventh season within the league. Doncic has solely did not make the playoffs twice, as soon as throughout his rookie yr after which in the course of the 2022-23 season.
Nonetheless, this would be the first time he’ll take part within the playoffs with homecourt benefit. He led the Dallas Mavericks to the fourth seed in the course of the 2021-22 season. They confronted the Jazz in the course of the first spherical and had home-court benefit.
Nonetheless, Luka Doncic missed the Mavs’ first two video games at dwelling. So, he has by no means skilled a home-court benefit. Nonetheless, he has been stellar, recording 30.9 factors, 9.4 rebounds and eight.0 assists in 50 profession playoff video games. The 26-year-old led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals in 2024.
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Following Luka Doncic’s commerce to LA, he and LeBron James have mixed to steer the Lakers to the third seed (50-31) in a tightly contested Western Convention. Doncic has been stellar, recording 27.8 factors, 7.6 assists and eight.1 rebounds by means of 27 video games for LA.
The Denver Nuggets and the Clippers, in fourth and fifth, respectively, path them by one sport. If the Lakers beat the Portland Path Blazers on Sunday, they’ll have the third seed locked as we head into the 2024-25 NBA Playoffs.
Luka Doncic and the Lakers might face the Golden State Warriors within the first spherical
The Lakers maintain the third seed within the West, whereas Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors sit sixth. If each groups win ton Sunday, they’ll lock of their locations for the 2024-25 NBA Playoffs. So, there is a good likelihood that one other playoff collection within the Curry-James rivalry will quickly start.
Each groups have met 4 occasions in the course of the 2024-25 season. The Lakers have gotten the higher of Curry and Co. and lead the head-to-head 3-1. The Warriors’ solely win towards LA this season got here on April 3. It was their first sport towards the Lakers following the commerce for Jimmy Butler.
The Warriors received 123-116 after Stephen Curry erupted for 37 factors and 6 assists, whereas LeBron James recorded 33 factors, 9 assists and 5 rebounds.
With each being within the twilight of their careers, it might be the final time we see James and Curry face off within the playoffs. Luckily, each have strong rosters round them, that includes stars like Jimmy Butler and Luka Doncic.