On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a surprising win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their Western Conference series, 109-108.
They won the first two games of the series, both on the road at Target Center.
The Mavericks were down 108-106, but Luka Doncic made a three-point shot with three seconds left in the game to secure the victory.
He finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists on 10-of-23 field goal attempts and 5-of-11 3-pointers in 41 minutes of playing time.
Luka scores 3 goals and wins 😱 pic.twitter.com/HsbPRW96be
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 25, 2024
After this amazing play, Mavs legend (and Basketball Hall of Famer) Dirk Nowitzki post Just one word to describe X.
His post garnered more than 33,000 likes and over 600,000 impressions within six hours.
Nowitzki: “Amazing.”
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— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) May 25, 2024
Nowitzki is one of the greatest players in Mavs history.
He led the team to the 2011 NBA championship and spent his entire 21-year career with the franchise.
Doncic had the opportunity to play alongside Nowitzki during the 2019 season (before his retirement).
The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 50-32 record and the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Game 3 of the series will be played in Dallas, Texas on Sunday.
The team that wins this series will advance to the NBA Finals to face either the Boston Celtics or the Indiana Pacers.
The Celtics lead the Pacers 2-0 heading into Game 3 on Saturday night in Indiana.
