Luka Doncic oozed confidence heading into Game 2 despite the Dallas Mavericks’ 107-89 loss to the Boston Celtics to open the 2024 NBA Finals.

The Slovenian was unfazed and vowed to be better for Sunday’s rematch. “Luka Legend” backed up his words by dropping 23 points in the first half.In the third quarter, the showdown between the two teams continued to be a seesaw battle.

Minutes into the third quarter, Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck signaled for a technical foul to be called on Doncic during a dead-ball situation.

Dallas’ franchise cornerstone, who was surprised by the gesture, quickly responded when the Mavericks had the ball.

In front of Grousbeck, Luka Doncic received the ball in the low block against Derrick White. Doncic quickly spun to his left before coming back to his right for a patented stepback jumper.

While running back down the court, he looked to have said something to Grousbeck who looked at the backpedaling guard.

Luka Doncic cooled off a bit in the third frame after scattering 23 first half points versus Boston. He added six more to his total on 11-for-15 shooting, including 4-for-7 from deep.

The All-NBA guard made one of those shots for Wyc Grousbeck during an interesting sequence.