Luka Doncic Says He's Proven Nothing in 2 Playoff Appearances: 'You Get Paid to Win'

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic told reporters that he hasn't proven anything in the postseason yet after two successive first-round exits against the Los Angeles Clippers.

"Nothing yet," Doncic said (h/t Michael Scotto of HoopsHype). "We’ve been in the playoffs twice since I've been there. We lost both times, so nothing yet. You get paid to win, and we didn't do it."

The 22-year-old guard averaged 35.7 points, 10.3 assists, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game for the Mavs during this year's first-round playoff series to the Clips, which ended in seven games after L.A. took down Dallas 126-111 on Sunday. Doncic posted 46 points, 14 dimes and seven boards in 45 minutes.

Doncic was nothing short of sensational, even if his team was unable to beat the Clippers. He was particularly excellent on Sunday.

His playoff performance capped a regular season in which he averaged 27.7 points on 47.9 percent shooting (35.0 percent from three-point range), 8.6 assists and 8.0 rebounds.

Doncic did all he could in this series. The issue was that Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (32.1 PPG, 7.9 RPG) was nearly as great. Leonard ultimately had more complementary help, with Paul George (23.6 PPG and 9.0 RPG) faring well as his sidekick.

Reggie Jackson also scored 15 or more points from Games 2-7, and Marcus Morris Sr. dropped 23 points in Game 7.

Doncic had some assistance in the form of Tim Hardaway Jr. (17.0 PPG), but Kristaps Porzingis (13.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG) had a disappointing showing. Outside of Doncic, the Mavs also shot just 5-of-25 from three-point range in Game 7.

Still, Dallas had a good regular season, tying for fifth in the Western Conference at 42-30. The future is bright in Dallas with Doncic leading the way.