Luka Doncic Gets Honest About ‘Rusty’ Game Against The Jazz

Luka’s first game against the Jazz in the Lakers’ win was impressive, but his second outing against Utah not as much.

In Luka’s debut the Lakers won comfortably against the Jazz, however in their next meeting a few days later, Utah got them back with a 131-119 win in Salt Lake City.

Doncic finished the night with 16 points, four assists, four rebounds, one steal and a block in 23 minutes, but also committed five turnovers, shot 6-of-13 from the field and missed four free throws.

He was honest when assessing his performance.

“Today I felt a little bit rusty,” Doncic said.  “Two games since after my injury — turnovers, missed free throws. I got to do way better. I think we, approaching this [All-Star] break, have to rest. For me, I think it’s more of mental rest than anything else. But I still got to work. So, I’m excited about this break and I can’t wait to go back to play.”

For the first time six seasons, Doncic won’t be part of All-Star weekend, so he is excited for a proper break.

“Like I said, just mental break for me,” Doncic explained. “Work out and just trying to have some fun with the family.”

The Slovenian star further elaborated on his first two games with the purple and gold and isn’t worried about fitness.

“It’s good,” Doncic said. “Still getting back into rhythm. You can’t really practice that five-on-five stuff. It’s way different in the game but I’m just happy to be back out there and trying to win and trying to play games.”

He has high hopes for his LeBron James-led team.

“I think we can we can go very far,” Luka said. “The first game against them showed the way we can play, the way we move the ball. Everybody was connected on both sides of the floor. Today wasn’t our best game, so we got to work on that.”

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