Luka Doncic nutmegs his opponent, sinks Hungary with 20 points / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic was toying with his opponents in Cologne, leading Slovenia to a comfortable W over Hungary.

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Slovenia (2-0) made no mistakes in their second match at EuroBasket 2022. Luka Doncic and company built a big early lead and crushed Hungary (0-2), 103-88 (29-16, 25-17, 34-27, 15-28).

The defending European champs started the game with an 18-2 push. Jaka Blazic connected three shots from deep in as many tries.

Luka Doncic took over the flag from his teammate to extend Slovenia's dominance and end all victory hopes of their opponents. Slovenia led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter.

Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks superstar, led his team in all three main statistical categories: points, assists, and rebounds.

The Slovenian wunderkind finished the match with 20 points (5/5 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 1/3 FT), 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 turnovers, and 26 EFF. He also delivered some 'Luka Magic' moments for the crowd in Germany.

Slovenia: Luka Doncic 20 (7 REB, 7 AST, 5 TO), Klemen Prepelic 14, Edo Muric 11 (5 REB), Ziga Dimec 11, Vlatko Cancar 11 (6 REB), Jaka Blazic 11.

Hungary: Zoltan Perl 18 (7 REB, 6 AST), Mikael Hopkins 14 (7 REB), Janos Eilingsfeld 13 (5 REB), Benedek Varadi 11, David Vojvoda 11, Adam Somogyi 10.

Luka Doncic's performance:

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