Ever since his debut at 19 years old, Luka Dončić has found new ways to amaze NBA fans on a near nightly basis. But Dončić—or any NBA player in history, for that matter—had never pulled off what he was able to to during Tuesday night’s 126–121 overtime win over the Knicks.
Dončić turned in a performance for the ages, notching 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists as Dallas erased a nine-point deficit in the final 33.2 seconds of regulation before eventually winning in OT. It was the first 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double in NBA history, and set a new franchise record for most points in a single game. It’s only the second 60-point triple-double ever, following one from James Harden in January 2018.
Dončić was already having a banner night when he went to the free throw line with four seconds remaining in regulation. Trailing by two with only one free throw left, he intentionally missed the shot, then corralled the rebound after a deflection and made an acrobatic putback to tie the game at 115 apiece.
