Ryan checked in even earlier this time.
Just three minutes into the game—a full minute sooner than his last outing against the Crows.
After surviving LaVonte and Holloway's suffocating defense, after navigating the Crows' army of lanky, steal-happy pests, facing the Vipers' "defense" felt like… well, like playing against third-stringers in garbage time.
Except even deep bench guys tried. These Vipers? They defended with the intensity of a pickup game at a retirement home.
It was like going up against five Luka Dončićs—if Luka never tried on defense.
Now, to be fair, if Luka actually locked in on defense, he wouldn't be bad—slow lateral movement, sure, but smart, strong, and good hands.
But most nights? The man treats defense like an optional add-on.
He's been roasted for it so many times that even popular meme pages on X—like NBA Memes—turned it into a running joke:
"Play defense or go to the moon. Luka Doncic:"
