Luka Doncic stats: Slovenian star dominates despite EuroBasket opener loss vs Poland (Aug 28)

Luka Doncic and Slovenia opened their FIBA EuroBasket 2025 campaign with a 105-95 loss against Poland on Thursday at Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland.

Doncic led Slovenia with 34 points, nine assists and four rebounds on 7-for-14 shooting, including 3-for-9 from 3-point range. In 36 minutes, he also had five steals, two blocks, four turnovers and went 17-for-18 from the free-throw line.

Poland hosts Group D, in which Slovenia is part. The next stage, the knockout round, is scheduled to begin on Sept. 6 in Latvia.

On Thursday's EuroBasket opener, Doncic played all but five seconds in the first quarter. He scored 14 points on 3-for-4 shooting (1-for-2 from 3-point range). Doncic also had an assist, a steal, two blocks and two turnovers. He went perfect from the free-throw line in seven attempts. Slovenia trailed 29-25 after the opening quarter.

In the second quarter, Doncic added three points, two rebounds and two assists in six minutes. At halftime, Doncic already had 17 points, two rebounds and three assists on 4-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-6 from 3-point range.

After three quarters, Doncic is the lone Slovenian player in double figures with 27 points. He also added two rebounds, an assist, a steal and went 6-for-7 from the free-throw line in the third period. However, Poland dominated in the quarter, outscoring Slovenia 33-23 to take an 80-69 lead heading into the final frame.

Doncic played the entire second half. In the fourth quarter, he had seven points, five assists and two steals. He went perfect from the charity stripe in four attempts.

Luka Doncic's stats

Player

MIN

PTS

FG

2PT FG

3PT FG

FT

REB

AST

PF

TO

STL

BLK

+/-

Luka Doncic

36:19

34

7/14 (50%)

4/5 (80%)

3/9 (33%)

17/18 (94%)

4

9

3

4

5

2

-10

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Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka visit Luka Doncic amid EuroBasket preparations

On Wednesday, LA Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka traveled to Poland to visit Luka Doncic. The Basketball Federation of Slovenia posted on its social media accounts that Buss and Pelinka attended Slovenia's final practice ahead of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025.

"We got a special visit in Poland 💜," the caption read.

In a press conference later that day, Doncic expressed his appreciation to the Lakers brass.

"It means a lot," Doncic said. "It’s a long flight. I think it’s like 11-12 hours. So it means a lot, you know, for them just to be here to support me. We had a good lunch today, so it was great to see them."

Luka Doncic and Slovenia continue their EuroBasket campaign with a game on Friday against 2024 Olympic silver medalist France. After that, they will face Belgium, Iceland and Israel.