Luka Doncic became the first in NBA history to record a triple-double of at least 60 points and 20 rebounds. Dallas was down by nine points with 26.8 seconds left.
Dallas Mavericks’ 23-year-old Slovenian star Luka Doncic played an absolutely historic game in the NBA round of the night.
Doncic scored a triple-double with the following performances: 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. Doncic got 47.09 minutes of playing time when Dallas overcame the New York Knicks 126–121. The actual game time ended 115–115.
It is the first time in NBA history that a player has had a triple-double that includes at least 60 points and at least 20 rebounds.
– I’m really tired, was Doncic’s first comment of the NBA’s website (you will switch to another service) by.
The NBA website describes Doncic’s performance as the most significant game of his young career and one of the most unique performances in NBA history.
The previous point record in Dallas club history was Dirk Nowitzki 53 points in 2004.
On top of that, Dallas was down by nine points with 26.8 seconds left.
There were four seconds on the clock when Doncic got to the free throw line with the difference being three points.
Doncic sank the first free throw. Doncic intentionally missed the second free throw. The rebound eventually ended up in Doncic’s hands through several players, who tied the game with his two-point shot.
– We are witnessing greatness the likes of which I have never seen before, summed up his feelings (you move to another service) Mavericks owner on Twitter Mark Cuban.
Doncic became the second player in NBA history to score a triple-double with 60 points. of the Houston Rockets James Harden recorded 60 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Orlando in January 2018.
The Mavericks’ rise to overtime and victory was also incomprehensible, according to the NBA’s website. In the last 20 seasons, no team had rallied from being down by at least nine points with 35 seconds or less on the clock. Doncic and the Mavericks broke that 13,884-game streak.
After the match, a tired Doncic stated that he needed a recovery beer. He acknowledged that he was lucky to equalize in the last seconds.
Doncic has represented Dallas in the NBA since the 2018-19 season, when he was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
He previously broke several records for a young player, including becoming the first player to score a 30-point triple-double as a teenager.
Doncic started the current season by scoring at least 30 points in nine consecutive games. They have only been able to do better, no less than 23 consecutive games since the beginning of the season Wilt Chamberlain 1962–63.
Doncic’s previous single-game scoring record was 51 points in a Clippers win last winter.
The NBA record for points in one game is Chamberlain’s 100 points in March 1962. Second on the list is Kobe Bryant’s 81 points in January 2006.
You can find all the results of the NBA round on page 277 of Teksti-tv and the standings on page 279.