‘He’s in a league of his own’ | Relief
Real Madrid football is the king of Europe with its 15 champions. A milestone that makes If you extrapolate this to other sports like basketball, a white club might sit at the same table with franchises like the Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers, for example.. And all this thanks to the track record and character of the person who trained in Factory Blanca knows well… how things are with Luka Doncic. And this Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks star admitted that the white team is “in a league of its own.”
On the eve of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a reporter asked Doncic about the mystique of Madrid in football and how it imposes it on its rivals and is there any comparison to what it’s like to face the Boston Celtics, the most successful team in NBA history along with the Los Angeles Lakers (17 rings each).
“I would say Real Madrid are in a league of their own. They are at the top of Europe,” Doncic said. “But orIt’s clear that Boston and the Lakers are two of the most important teams in the NBA from day one. So obviously there is some comparison“, he noted.
Later, another reporter asked Balkan about if he got into the spirit of Madrid’s comebacks during his time at the white club. “Yes, sure. Especially for me, because I grew up there, saw everything there and learned a lot. It definitely helped me and I always talk about what Real Madrid did for me,” he said.
TD Garden in Boston will host Game 5 of the Finals this Monday. where the Mavericks will continue their mission to achieve what 156 teams in league history have never been able to do before: sweep the NBA playoffs with a 3-0 deficit.
Now, down 3-1 after Friday’s 84-122 rout in Dallas that kept the Mavericks from winningDoncic said this big win, with them caught between a rock and a hard place, could help them gain more confidence.
“It’s not easy to win that much in the Finals, especially against Boston.. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if you win one win or 40. We are very confident in ourselves and we will believe until the end,” he said.