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Basketball – FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final – Lithuania v Slovenia – Zalgirio Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania- July 4, 2021 Slovenia’s Luka Doncic celebrates after the match with teammates and qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
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Basketball – FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final – Lithuania v Slovenia – Zalgirio Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania- July 4, 2021 Slovenia’s Luka Doncic celebrates after the match with teammates and qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
The wonder boy from Slovenia, Luka Doncic, has arrived at the Olympics. He is on fire on his Olympics Debut as he scored 12 points just minutes into the game. Moreover, he is shooting perfectly from the free-throw line.
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Luka is shooting 4-9 from downtown to start the game against Argentina. Everyone knew that Luka would announce himself in the Olympics, but this took it to new heights. Slovenia sits on a comfortable 20 point lead at the end of the half.
Luka Doncic finishes the first quarter of his first Olympic game with 17 points and 3 rebounds on 5-8 FG and 3-5 from 3.
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) July 26, 2021
Luka Doncic catches fire on Olympic debut
While on his hot streak, Luka Doncic hit an incredible step-back three-pointer over Argentina’s Scola. The 41 YO was a total mismatch on Luka as he drained his 3rd three-pointer of the first quarter. He is single-handedly going through Argentina and pulling off yet another show.
Luka Doncic con el stepback-3 sobre Luis Scola. #Basketball https://t.co/r7oQuO7PGU
— Esteban Letona (@EstebanLetona) July 26, 2021
Leading Slovenia into their first Olympic basketball berth, Doncic is now leading them through the NBA as well. He has accumulated 17 points in the first quarter alone. He is the only player in the game with over 10 points as of now.
Luka brought out his ‘Luka Magic’ at just the right time. In addition, coming into the Olympics, Luka led the Slovenians in points, assists, and rebounds per game. Luka Doncic scored 31 points in the finals against Lithuania to guide Slovenia to their first Olympic appearance.
Doncic has continued his momentum from the NBA onto the International stage when many other stars are struggling. He looks as comfortable as ever on the court. This goes to show his versatility going from NBA rules back to international.
Much of the credit goes to his time playing in Spain with Real Madrid.
Slovenia in the driver’s seat
With a 20 point lead at the half, Slovenia is cruising past the Argentinians. Luka Doncic has scored half of Slovenia’s points as he has 31 at halftime. Apart from his performance, Mike Tobey has scored 7 points.
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Basketball – FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final – Lithuania v Slovenia – Zalgirio Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania- July 4, 2021 Slovenia’s Luka Doncic in action with Lithuania’s Arnas Butkevicius REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
For Argentina, it is Nuggets guard Campazzo who has 11 points. Off the bench, Gabriel Deck has contributed valuably with 8 points so far. However, it is 41 YO Luis Scola who is leading them with 12 points of his own.
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