Luka Doncic appreciates Christian Wood: 'He never gets mad at me' / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic opened up about his relationship with Christian Wood: "Sometimes it's hard to be with me on the court probably. I just want to win. But he appreciates that, he never gets mad."

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The Dallas Mavericks' off-season addition of Christian Wood and three-time All-NBA First Team member Luka Doncic have created one of the most frightening pick-and-roll duos in the entire NBA.

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As Luka says, their on-court connection formed due to the ability to listen and improve together.

"He doesn't get mad at me when sometimes I yell at him, and that's what I appreciate," Doncic said of his teammate.

"I am in a game a lot. Sometimes it's hard to be with me on the court probably. I just want to win. But he appreciates that, he never gets mad. He listens to me, I listen to him. It's working great," the Slovenian star added.

Doncic became the first player in NBA history with 250 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists over a five-game span on Saturday night.

Luka Doncic's last 5 games:

50 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 60 PTS, 21 REB, 10 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST 51 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST

''It's incredible,'' Mavs center Christian Wood said. ''In my seven years in the league, I've never seen anybody do what he's able to do. He's on an incredible run. He's playing like an MVP. Clearly one of the best players in the league.''

Doncic averages 45.6 points over the last five games and a career-high 34.2 points in his fifth season with Dallas.

For his part, the 27-year-old Wood registers 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds over 34 games (9 starts) this season. The Mavs are his seventh team since entering the league in 2015.

"I think we just feed off each other," Wood said about Doncic. "When Luka has it going, I just let him do his thing. When things start winding down, then it's time for me and him to go pick-and-roll, I think we do a great job of executing."

Dallas is on a season-best six-game winning streak that has placed the team in fourth Western Conference position.

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