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Slovenian star Luka Doncic rewrote NBA history. The 22-year-old Dallas Mavericks talent is one of the most popular athletes in the NBA, and many think that Luka is the best player in the world right now. Doncic was the protagonist with a legendary performance, one of those destined to remain in the history of this sport.
Dallas won against New York only in overtime completing a crazy comeback. Great credit for this victory goes to Doncic, protagonist with a triple double never happened in history. Doncic was the first to sign 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, a score that leaves everyone speechless.
Down by 2 points with 4 seconds to go, Doncic deliberately missed a free throw, and after a daring series of rebounds he somehow found the ball in his hand, scoring the tying basket on the fly one second from the end to force overtime, in what was already his career-high in points at 53.
In overtime, Doncic added another 7 points and 3 rebounds to his tally to bring his total to 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, putting in a performance that no one from Michael Jordan to LeBron James to James Harden had ever managed.
Luka Doncic rewrites NBA history: sports stars praised him
Doncic's record has won applause throughout the sports world and tennis has not remained indifferent either. The first to praise Luka's fantastic performance was the Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini.
A big NBA fan, the Italian published an Instagram Stories to praise Luka and underline his incredible show of strength. Yesterday evening, the former number one in the world, the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, also expressed himself in his language to praise Luka's performance with an Instagram Stories, a performance destined to become legendary.
Nole applauded Luka's performance, one of those feats that remain in the history of sport. Meanwhile, both Matteo Berrettini and Novak Djokovic are in Australia and are facing the preparation phase in view of the first big event of the year, the Australian Open on Australian hard courts. Great anticipation for this tournament with tennis players who can't wait to get on the court.