Luka Doncic flirts with triple-double in blowout win against Estonia / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic with nearly a triple-double leads Slovenia in a blowout victory over Estonia in the World Cup 2023 qualifiers game.

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Slovenia (5-2) was led by no other than Luka Doncic, who collected nearly a triple-double in a win against Estonia (2-5) with a final score of 104-83 (27-23, 29-15, 21-25, 27-20).

Player of the Game EFF 26 Luka Doncic Points 25 Accuracy 9-18 Rebounds 11 Assists 8

Estonia stayed in the game for the first quarter only, as Slovenia gained a 21-point lead (56-35) after Doncic's step-back 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the second quarter.

Estonia had closed the gap to 11 in the fourth quarter, but that was the best they could do.

Slovenia went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to gain a 21-point lead (89-68) with 6:26 left in the quarter after Goran Dragic's 2-point jump shot.

In the third quarter, Estonia tried to stabilize the situation and after Kristjan Kitsing's 2-point jump shot reduced the deficit to 13 points (71-58) with 1:47 left in the quarter.

Luka Doncic had nearly a triple-double and ended up with 25 points (6/10 2PT, 3/8 3 PT, 4/8 FT), 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, and 2 turnovers.

Estonia was led by Kerr Kriisa, who finished the game with 14 points (4/11 3PT, 2/2 FT), 5 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Slovenia: Luka Doncic 25 (11 REB, 8 AST), Goran Dragic 19 (6 AST),Vlatko Cancar 14, Klemen Prepelic 13, Zoran Dragic 9 (4 REB);

Estonia: Kerr Kriisa 14 (5 AST), Kristjan Kitsing 12,Kristian Kullamae 10, Maik-Kalev Kotsar 10, Janari Joesaar 9,Henri Drell 9.

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