Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic put on a performance never before seen in an NBA game on Tuesday night as the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a miracle comeback win against the New ...

[Click Here.](http://dallasbasketball.com/) In the last 20 years, NBA teams that were down nine points with at least 35 seconds remaining had a record of [0-13,884](https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1607961306472103936?s=46&t=cSxLe5i8q4N8KJ7R8RwDAw). The history of the game is written by the players and it was written again tonight for a player – Luka – doing something that's never been done before. We might need a few ourselves after witnessing that performance. “The whole team just kept going. You can make that 1-13,884 after Dallas overcame a 112-103 deficit with less than 30 seconds left in regulation.

Luka Doncic thought his improbable tying basket in the final second of regulation actually won the game. No biggie. The Dallas superstar just set the table ...

The young Slovenian had his seventh triple-double and the league's highest-scoring performance of the season. - Mavericks. [Luka-Magic's miracle: Craziest finish in NBA history deserves a "recovery beer" for the extraterrestrial Doncic](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/dallas-mavericks/2022/12/28/63abdf1f46163f68538b45ed.html)

Luka Doncic put up 60 points in a record-breaking performance to lead the Dallas Mavericks to an overtime win over the New York Knicks.

We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. “I need a recovery beer.” “There’s been some great players before him.”

Luka Dončić Records First 60/20/10 Game in NBA History: As he leads his team to an overtime win over the Knicks.

So far in the season, Dončić is averaging 32.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game while the Mavs improve to a record of 19-16. [December 28, 2022] Prior to the game, Nowitzki held the Mavericks franchise record of 53 points, recorded back in 2004 over 49 minutes against the [Houston Rockets](https://hypebeast.com/tags/Houston-Rockets). Doncic’s game breaks a number of both his personal and league-wide records as his 60-point career-high triple-double becomes the first 60/20/10 game ever recorded in the [NBA](https://hypebeast.com/tags/Nba). [Shaquille O’Neal](https://hypebeast.com/tags/Shaquille-ONeal) was the last player to record 60 points and 20 rebounds back in 2000.

Luka Doncic made history last night. He became the only player in NBA history to score 60+ points, grab 20+ rebounds, and hand out 10+ assists in a single ...

Cleveland in 1990 to find a better one. [@dallasmavs]win in ot vs [@nyknicks] but what I just witnessed from Luka Doncic was one of the greatest individual performances I’ve ever seen in my damn life!!!! [December 28, 2022] Don’t mind me tho and Carry on…

Doncic tallies the first 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double in NBA history as the Mavs pull off a rally not seen in at least 20 seasons.

[December 28, 2022] Doncic went to the line with 4.2 seconds remaining and the Mavericks trailing by three.

The Mavericks star recorded a historic stat line in Dallas' comeback overtime victory over the Knicks.

[End-of-Clearance Sale - Up to 50% off](https://www.wsj.com/coupons/walmart) [What more can Luka Doncic do?](https://www.wsj.com/articles/luka-doncic-mavericks-post-up-11671589485?mod=article_inline) The implied answer is “nothing.” The puzzle of the Mavericks’ season is that they tread water even while their 23-year-old point-forward and MVP candidate ascends. In a 126-121 overtime win over the New York Knicks, Doncic scored 60 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and passed out 10 assists.

Luka Doncic's unreal stat line from last night's Dallas Mavericks game went viral as NBA stars took to Twitter to mark the historic night.

"Everybody is still in shock," coach Jason Kidd said after the game. [Brooklyn star Kevin Durant](https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/1607970147062665216) felt the need for an expletive in comparing Doncic's night to video-game numbers. [the Mavericks unveiled a statue of the retired German star outside the arena](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dirk-nowitzki-statue-unveiled-at-american-airlines-center/3156684/).

Doncic recorded the first 60-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist game in NBA history.

But this goes beyond the numbers. Everyone on the planet, in fact. On a night when That's the number of games in which a team led by at least nine points with 35 or fewer seconds remaining coming into Tuesday. The most points Wilt ever scored in a game in which he also tallied 20 rebounds was 53. Game Score reflects the full box score in identifying the best single-game performances.

The Mavericks rallied to beat the Knicks in overtime as Doncic rewrote the N.B.A. record books with a 60-point triple-double.

It was the first 60-point game of the N.B.A. Basketball Reference gave the performance a “game score” of 56.3, the best in the league since Harden’s game and the Three of the four 50-20-10 games in N.B.A. At 23 and in just his fifth N.B.A. The Knicks led the game by 9 points with 42 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but Doncic helped lead a Mavericks comeback that forced overtime. It was the first 60-point game in Mavericks history, surpassing a 53-point game by Dirk Nowitzki in 2004. Doncic’s 60-21-10 line in the Mavericks’ 126-121 overtime victory against the Knicks in Dallas was the first in N.B.A. His teammates made 23 baskets in total, and Doncic assisted on 10 of them. season, surpassing Joel Embiid’s 59 for the Philadelphia 76ers in November. The other highest point totals with 20 rebounds and 10 assists all came more than 50 years ago: Wilt Chamberlain’s 53-32-14 in 1968, Elgin Baylor’s 52-25-10 in 1961 and Chamberlain’s 51-29-11 in 1963. No player since the 1960s had tallied 50 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an N.B.A. On Tuesday night, Luka Doncic reached that total and kept right on going to 60 points.

The Mavericks superstar tied the record for the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history.

Meanwhile, [Jayson Tatum](https://www.si.com/nba/player/jayson-tatum) is averaging 31/8/4 for the best team in the East, and is the best offensive player on one of the best offenses in NBA history. The Mavs are only one game behind in the loss column of the fourth-seeded Clippers, and only three games out of second place. [Nikola Jokić](https://www.si.com/nba/player/nikola-jokic) is the reigning, back-to-back MVP, and he’s having the most efficient season of his career for the No. Then you have [Joel Embiid](https://www.si.com/nba/player/joel-embiid), who is actually leading the league in scoring and finished No. Start your free trial today.](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/college-football/?irad=399332&irmp=2936331&sharedID=USA-SI-LiveDrop-NCAA_FootballLiveDropSpecBI) The only knock against [Stephen Curry](https://www.si.com/nba/player/stephen-curry) is injury, because he’s arguably having a better season than when he was the unanimous MVP in 2016. With three games against Houston and San Antonio coming up, Dallas may be in a position to jump up a bit in the West standings. [Jalen Brunson](https://www.si.com/nba/player/jalen-brunson), the Mavs are still flawed, but ultimately have remained relevant in a West without a clear favorite. 14, the Mavs have won five of seven, their best stretch in over a month. When the Knicks were not aggressive about sending two at Luka—opting for a lot of drop coverage—Dončić obliged by ambling to his spots and hitting shots, while also bullying his way to the free-throw line a whopping 22 times. Unfortunately for the Knicks, they were on the wrong end of an unstoppable performance Tuesday. [when I wrote that teams should try to let Luka beat them as a scorer](https://www.si.com/nba/2022/12/26/nba-christmas-day-games-winners-and-losers-warriors-nikola-jokic-lakers) instead of letting him pick them apart as a passer.

With just over 33 seconds remaining on Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks trailed the New York Knicks by nine. It was done and dusted. Game, set, match.

His recovery beverage of choice is a lager. But you are never truly out of it when facing the New York Knickerbockers, and the Mavericks game roaring back to tie the game on a ludicrous Luka Doncic intentional-missed-free-throw-fadeaway at the buzzer. He’s a little out of shape.

Mathematically speaking, the odds of a Knicks victory were north of 99 percent. Historically, the Mavs' hopes were even dimmer. Over the past 20 seasons, teams ...

So Doncic essentially needed to throw the ball off of the rim in a way that his teammates could feasibly rebound. For a missed free throw to be legally rebounded, it needs to hit the rim. As the Knicks learned on Tuesday, holding Doncic off for 47 minutes is no longer enough. Even after he makes the first free throw, with only 4.2 seconds left on the clock, the game is essentially over. He flies in off of Hardaway's miss, makes the putback, and draws the foul in the process. Doncic wins the tip but passes the ball to Hardaway, who misses a 3-pointer. However, the pass is close to enough to the sideline that Dinwiddie can use Doncic as an impromptu screener. The final seconds are ticking away, and with no timeouts, New York knows it can foul Doncic into two free throws rather than allow him to attempt a 3-pointer. Dallas has no timeouts, so Doncic has to get the ball up court quickly. [Christian Wood](/nba/players/2198707/christian-wood/) takes the ball down the court. He passes it to [Tim Hardaway Jr](/nba/players/2067672/tim-hardaway-jr/). He gets the jump-ball call.

It didn't take long for the young Slovenian to reach superstar status in the NBA after being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the third overall pick in 2018 ...

There, it was all Doncic as he scored seven on his team’s 11 points in overtime to secure the win. Doncic scored or assisted on 85 of Dallas’ 126 points in the match. However, three-pointers from forward Christian Wood and guard Spencer Dinwiddie, along with some Donici magic on both ends of the floor, saw the Mavericks erase that deficit to force the extra period.

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if you don’t help off the shooters he’s going to go one-on-one and he’s too big. If you help off the shooters, he’s going to find him... He’s going to figure out how you’re trapping, going to bring you to one side and swing it back the other way and it’s a 4-on-3. He’s making a knack of hitting these clutch shots.” What Luka did is he had so many clutch plays down the stretch. If help off the roll man, he’s going to lob it. The Mavs had no business winning that game. “He [Doncic] scored or assisted on 85 of the 126 points. Nowitzki was a 14-time All-Star and the first European player to start in an All-Star game, the first European MVP as well as the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history. We can’t take him for granted. So hard in fact that Doncic was just the second player in NBA history to score 60 points in a triple-double. “We sit here every night and we’re lucky.