Luka Doncic on Wednesday night’s match against the New York Knicks made headlines, with his historic performance. The Slovenian made several headlines, by scoring an incredible triple-double, the game-tying shot. Out of all, if anything could wrap up all these, would be Luka’s dance after scoring the game-tying shot to take it to OT. It has certainly gone viral on the internet.
The Dallas Mavericks for the majority of the game in regular time were trailing the Knicks. It was, however, not Knicks’ night, as Luka had other plans. The Mavs won the game in OT, thanks to the historic performance from the Slovenian. He created history by putting up numbers never seen in the NBA, 60 points, 10 assists, and 21 rebounds. This was a type of performance not even Michael Jordan could do, according to NBA fans.
The Mavs already have a “Luka Doncic Dance Cam” from his dance after the putback to force OT vs NYK pic.twitter.com/La09Olxfg3
— Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit) December 30, 2022
Doncic was on the free-throw line, and intentionally missed a shot, which ended up as a loose ball. Luka recovered it and hit a game-tying shot. He couldn’t contain his joy after making the shot count, it was incredible to see what the shot meant to him. Luka has explained his reaction to Tim MacMohan, “I thought we won the game,” Doncic said. “Then I see it’s tied. I was like, ‘Oof.’ I didn’t know what to do.”
Luka Doncic on this dance: “I thought we won.”
Then he realized that he had to play OT. https://t.co/Xw49ugUpAg
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 28, 2022
Luka’s “happy dance”, had everyone smiling, and even when it was caught on recording, it was wholesome. Doncic at just the age of 23 continues to play in a silky smooth fashion and certainly did love his performance against the Knicks. The Slovenian, after the celebrations, got his team the win.
Luka Doncic’s viral dance brings “Doncic Dancey Dance Cam” to life
The historic performance from the Slovenian is not the only thing that has gone viral for Doncic. His dance after the game-tying shot is breaking the internet, after his joyous celebration. Luka was dancing with his hands up and jumping up and down, thinking it was a game-winning shot. His celebrations were cut short once he looked at the scoreboard. Nevertheless, the fans loved the dance from him.
The Mavs owner Mark Cuban also loved the dance from his player and wants the dance move to be named. Fans have recommended names for the exaggerated reaction from Luka. Some names that have surfaced are, “The Cha Cha-Ching Dance”, “the Doncic”, and the “Luka Doncic”.
Luka’s recent performances have exceeded the expectations of the NBA world as well. He has averaged more points than the great Michael Jordan in his fifth year in the league. That said, there is no doubt that the Slovenian star will go on to be one of the best players in the league’s history, assuming he stays injury-free.