Dallas — Luka Doncic He had a historic 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, a franchise record, including forcing overtime from a deliberately missed free throw in the Dallas Mavericks’ 126-121 sweeping win over the New York Knicks. achieved a triple-double. on Tuesday night.
With Dallas down nine and 33 seconds left in regulation, Doncic intentionally missed a free throw, hit a loose ball on the rebound and hit a jumper to tie the game 115-115. 1 second left.
The first 60-point game in Dallas history also included Doncic’s career-high rebounding and was the first 60-20-10 game in NBA history. The 23-year-old superstar achieved his seventh triple-double of the season.
The Mavericks hit .500-plus in three games, winning four in a row. Both marks are comparable to season bests.
Quentin Grimes Scored a career-high 33 points and hails from Dallas Julius Randle The Knicks had 29 points and 18 rebounds. The Knicks nearly took his fourth straight loss from his eighth straight, the longest in nine years.
Jalen Branson A hip injury kept him out of the game and he missed the game he should have been back in Dallas.
rear Miles McBride Missed one of two free throws with 11.5 seconds remaining, Spencer Dinwiddiescored 25 points and hit 3-pointers to keep Dallas within 113-112.
McBride made the next two free throws for a 115-112 lead with 7.7 seconds remaining, then Grimes fouled Doncic before the Dallas superstar attempted a possible 3-pointer.
Mavericks inserted a rarely used center JaVale McGee For the rebound, Dallas kept the ball alive on Doncic’s deliberate mistake. The ball bounced off the Slovenian star, who scored his 11-foot jumper to equalize.
Dallas took the lead in regulation with less than a minute left, but didn’t trail in overtime. Doncic hit two free throws midway through overtime to give the Mavs a 118-116 lead.
Branson missed the first game of the season in his first visit to Dallas. This point guard spent his first four his seasons before signing with the Knicks in free agency last summer.
The two-time NCAA champion from Villanova was able to face his former team in New York in early December when the Mavericks pulled off a 121-100 victory.
