As in previous matches, the team Dallas Maverick was hosted by Luka Doncic in the night from Monday to Tuesday. The Slovenian once again took his shoulders to lead his team to another victory, this time against the New York Knicks. There would be nothing strange except that the leader of the Mavs scored the best game in the history of his team, going down in history NBA.
Extraordinary contest
The Mavericks-Knicks game was definitely one of last night’s best. The hosts from Texas, although they did not allow their opponents to always miss more than 12 points, although the biggest lead of Julius Randle’s team was at the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth quarter.
The end of regular time in the match proved to be crucial for the entire encounter, in which Luca Doncic showed his ability, magically leading to overtime. Just a minute before the final siren, the away team led by 108:99, but recovering from losses for the Slovenian star was no problem.
The last seconds proved to be particularly important, in which the Mavericks quarterback had a precise idea, but the only right one. When the home side were two points down and Doncic had a free throw to shoot, the Slovenian deliberately missed it, only to score moments later to take it to extra time.
In it, the Mavericks team no longer gave a voice to rivals from New York. In the end, the game ended with a score of 126:121, which gave the Texas team their 19th win of the season, taking them to at least the play-in stage.
The best ever
All in all, Luka Doncic managed to record the best game in Dallas team history on Monday through Tuesday night. The Slovenian was the first to score 60 points for the Mavs, making 21 of 31 shots from the field, including 2 of 6 from behind the arc. On the free throw line, the Slovenian also played well, making 16 of 22 shots, one of which deliberately bounced off the board. On top of that, Doncic also had 21 rebounds and 10 assists, which with only 4 losses is impressive. What’s more, the excellent quarterback, like the first in the history of the entire NBA, succeeded in one match note the stats at 60/20/10.
The game against the Knicks was the third season in which Luka Doncic has scored at least 50 points. This is also a record for the Dallas Mavericks, which could be further broken this season.