Luka Doncic Makes History: Scores The First 60-20-10 Triple Double In NBA History

Tuesday’s dramatic 126-121 overtime victory by the Dallas Mavericks over the New York Knicks featured a historic triple-double from Luka Doncic.

The 23-year-old helped the Mavericks rally from a nine-point deficit with just 33 seconds left in regulation by tallying a career-high 60 points, a career-high 21 rebounds, and 10 assists.

It is the first time a player has achieved that stat line in NBA history.

Luka Doncic Makes History: Scores The First 60-20-10 Triple Double In NBA History

“I’m tired as hell,” Dončić said after the game. “I need a recovery beer.”

According to ESPN, every single one of the 13,884 NBA teams that trailed by at least nine points with 35 seconds or less to play had lost the game over the past 20 seasons.

But in the game’s pivotal final play, Doni purposefully missed a free shot, grabbed the rebound, and then scored on a putback to tie the game and force overtime.

The Mavs were trailing the Knicks by nine points with 33 seconds remaining in the fourth period; Luka Doncic’s sixth triple-double of the season was hardly enough for owner Mark Cuban’s side to defeat them.

With just one second left in regulation, Dallas was behind by two points when Doncic intentionally missed a free throw, grabbed the rebound, and scored a wild shot to force overtime in front of a packed American Airlines Center.

As if that weren’t enough, Luka Doncic set a career-high with 21 rebounds and scored the most points in a game in the history of the Mavericks franchise. This very talented young man is only 23 years old. He also added 10 assists.

Luka Doncic also joins James Harden as the only other player in NBA history to score a 60-point triple-double and also becomes just the sixth player to record six or more 40-point triple-doubles after Oscar Robertson, Harden, Russell Westbrook, Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James.

 

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