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Luka Doncic, Jason Kidd and Daniel Gafford Mavs Postgame 12/5/24 · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_03: As a triple-double threat like yourself back in your day,
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  SPEAKER_03: seeing Luka go for these triple-doubles,
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  SPEAKER_03: what could you say about him and what goes through your mind when you see him go
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  SPEAKER_03: through these phases?
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I think we talk about Luka's ability to
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  SPEAKER_01: fingerprint that he can have on the game in a sense of passing, rebounding, and scoring.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he does almost all three things at a very high level.
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  SPEAKER_01: And scoring right now, he's shooting the ball extremely well.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when he sees the double team,
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  SPEAKER_01: he understands that's the quarterback who's open and how to give the ball to him.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he's done that at a high level.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, and then now for us, we need him to come back and help us rebound.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he's doing those three things at a high level.
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  SPEAKER_01: and he's leading his team.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so we need that.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now, do we need a triple-double every night?
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  SPEAKER_01: We'll take it.
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  SPEAKER_01: That means we're in a good spot to win a game.
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  SPEAKER_01: But just his ability,
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  SPEAKER_01: his gravity,
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  SPEAKER_01: to be able to get a triple-double is something that he does at a high level.
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  SPEAKER_03: Thank you.
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  SPEAKER_03: Luca, 78 triple-doubles in your career.
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  SPEAKER_03: First one on the season tonight, tying Wilt and James Harden.
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  SPEAKER_03: So what is it like to be with those all-time greats?
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  SPEAKER_00: Unbelievable names.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think I won, but just keep playing basketball.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just to be up there and manage those great names, it's unbelievable for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Never take it for granted.
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  SPEAKER_00: And just keep having fun playing basketball.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you.
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  SPEAKER_03: Gaff, what is it like coming back to the team you played most of your career for?
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  SPEAKER_03: And how special is that?
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  SPEAKER_02: It feels good.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's fun to be back.
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  SPEAKER_02: I would say.
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  SPEAKER_02: I felt like the love was still the same for me.
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  SPEAKER_02: When the guys said they missed me and stuff, missed those guys as well.
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  SPEAKER_02: Like I said, it's just all love.
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  SPEAKER_02: Just being back in this building.
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  SPEAKER_03: I've seen you guys huddled up at the end of the game.
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  SPEAKER_03: What was that about?
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  SPEAKER_02: Just the usual prayer that we used to always do when I was here.
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  SPEAKER_02: From what I had seen, they always circled up, praying at the end of every home game.
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  SPEAKER_02: So keeping the ritual going with them on the same team.
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  SPEAKER_03: Thank you.