Luka Doncic just showcase why he has the potential to become one of the best-ever in NBA as he registers himself in the history books after phenomenal performance against the New York Knicks. In a OT victory over the Eastern Conference team, Doncic led his Dallas Mavericks to victory with an absurd triple-double – 61 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists in. Afterward, he played it cool and said he needed a ‘recovery beer’
We are all aware of Luka’s greatness at this point, what he has just done is truly historical. Doncic has said before that it is easier to put up numbers in the NBA than in the FIBA game, but he has just done what no one has ever done, not even Wilt Chamberlain. A 60-20-10 TD is unheard of. Here is Luka speaking postgame about his game.
Of course, the wild box score wasn’t enough. Luka also hit the buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime. With the Mavericks down 2, he intentionally missed the free throw and in the resulting scramble, grabbed the ball and shot it in one motion.
LUKA IS UNREAL. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 28, 2022The Slovenian star is an absolute force of nature and he’s currently playing out the best seasons of his career. This performance surely has to make fans take notice and the historical significance of the numbers he’s putting up will uplift his MVP candidature.
Luka Doncic registers himself in unknown territory
When you put on a special performance like this, you make others notice. A lot of NBA players and legends alike took note of Luka’s incredible effort to win the game for the Mavs.
Luka became only the third player ever to even register a 60/20/10 triple-double in league history. In the process, received plaudits from his peers such as; DeMar DeRozan, Trae Young and even his former teammate Kristaps Porzingis.
Just to reiterate and add to the significance of Luka’s performance, here are a few other things he achieved:
Luka record breaking night:
— First 60/20/10 game all-time
— Career high in PTS
— Career high in REB
— Most PTS in a game by a Maverick
— Most 50-point games by a Maverick
He’s only 23. pic.twitter.com/LlgMh3mRsp
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 28, 2022And these are just from a personal standpoint. He also willed the Dallas Mavericks to a miracle comeback.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon tweeted the following, “NBA teams were 0-13,884 in the last 20 seasons when trailing by at least nine with 35 or fewer seconds remaining, per @ESPNStatsInfo.”
NBA teams were 0-13,884 in the last 20 seasons when trailing by at least nine with 35 or fewer seconds remaining, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
Luka Doncic and the Mavs pulled off a miracle.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 28, 2022A truly great night put on by a truly great player. Here’s to hoping we see a lot more of such ‘Luka Magic’ in the coming years.
That being said, this electrifying 23-year-old superstar had his seventh triple-double of the season. Ensuring that the Mavericks register their fourth consecutive victory, now being 3 wins over .500 mark.
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