Luka Doncic became the first player in NBA history to record a 60+20+10 performance in Dallas Mavericks’ unbelievable comeback win over the Knicks.
Doncic hit the game-tying bucket to force overtime.
Per ESPN, Doncic proceeded to put the finishing touches on a statistical line never before seen in the NBA — 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists — to allow the Mavericks to pull off an improbable 126-121 comeback win over the New York Knicks.
Doncic’s 60 points tied the record for the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history, matching James Harden’s 60 for the Houston Rockets in a Jan. 30, 2018, win over the Orlando Magic. Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain (twice) and Elgin Baylor are the only other players to grab at least 20 rebounds during a 50-point triple-double.
As much as Doncic’s statistics pop out of the box score, it’s not necessarily shocking that he put up those kind of numbers. He’s only 23 years old, but he already has six career 40-point triple-doubles, tying LeBron James for the fifth most in NBA history. Doncic has scored at least 50 points in two of his past three games, hitting the marker in Friday’s road win over the Rockets.
The most stunning statistic from the Mavs’ win over the Knicks? Dallas became the first team in at least two decades to pull out a victory after trailing by at least nine points in the final 35 seconds. Teams in that situation had been 0-13,884 in the past 20 years, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Doncic played 47 minutes in the game, a season high. He rested a total of 12 seconds after halftime.
“I’m tired as hell,” Doncic said with a wide smile during the Mavs television broadcast’s on-court interview at the end of the game. “I need a recovery beer.”
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