And the four rebounds he collected are his lowest total this season when he’s played more than 33 minutes.Īt this time, Doncic doesn’t know how long it’ll be before his thumb completely heals. “I thought he managed the frustrations with the officials well and just kept attacking, and that’s what he’s got to do.”ĭoncic scored 23 points and distributed 10 assists against Miami, but was 7-of-17 from the field and missed all six of his 3-point attempts in 38 minutes. “He played through contact situations that it looked like the whistle could have blown, (but) didn’t. “I thought it bothered him, but he kept playing,” coach Rick Carlisle said. And there are certain things he just can’t do at this stage of the thumb’s healing process, like dribble the ball proficiently with his left hand.
SPRAINED THUMB AFFECTING DONCIC: It was very clear in the 126-118 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night that Luka Doncic’s sprained left thumb is affecting his game.ĭoncic sprained his thumb during Wednesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. “And when he has nights like that we’ve got to try to run more plays for him maybe, and get him even more involved.” “He’s a great shooter, obviously,” Porzingis said of Curry. The Mavs (36-24) hope the spectacular shooting spree by Curry will continue when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-41) on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. “He was looking like he had his shot, so it was kind of spectacular to see that.” “We were finding him (against the Heat) and he had it going,” point guard Luka Doncic said. That shows how far Seth Curry has come since his NBA career took off when he averaged a career-high 12.8 points and shot 48.1 percent from the floor and 42.5 percent from downtown when he was with the Mavs during the 2016-17 season. Stephen Curry’s coach – Steve Kerr – tops the list at 45.4 percent, Seth Curry is shooting 44.2 percent, Davis is third at 44.1 percent, Drazen Petrovic sits fourth at 43.7 percent and Stephen Curry rounds out the top five at 43.5 percent. But after his explosion against the Heat, Seth Curry has quietly moved past Hubert Davis and into second place in 3-point shooting percentage with at least 250 made threes in NBA history. What’s even more phenomenal is that the most ardent NBA fan would assume that Curry’s older brother – Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry – is the 3-point shot-making king in the Curry family. “His shooting of the basketball has been phenomenal during an important stretch here,” coach Rick Carlisle said. Over the last 10 games, the six-year veteran has averaged 18.9 points and shot a sizzling 56 percent from the field and an even hotter 57.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. “So it’s a matter of staying focused and locked in.”Īctually, Curry has been staying focused and locked in for quite some time. “You feel like if you touch the ball and any time you can get a shot up it’s like it’s going in,” Curry said. That’s how dialed in he was against the Heat. Now that we’ve got the stats I’m thinking we should have gotten him more involved – more shots.”įor Curry, it was as if he was standing on South Beach and the basket looked like the Atlantic Ocean. “Eight for nine (from 3-point range), that’s incredible. “He played great,” center Kristaps Porzingis said. It was obviously pleasing to the eye for Curry to see shot after shot find their intended destination. MINNEAPOLIS – What happened Friday night in Miami is why the Dallas Mavericks went out last summer and signed guard Seth Curry to a four-year contract.Ĭurry was simply amazing against the Heat as he banged in 13 of his 15 field goal attempts, including eight of his nine shots from downtown while finishing with a career-high 37 points.
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