Luka Doncic hit an epic step-back 3-pointer on Sunday that evened theDallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers' first-round series at 2-2.- The Mavericks' owner,
Mark Cuban , told The Wall Street Journal that he was watching the game on an elliptical and ran around the house, shirtless, dripping with sweat, hugging his family after Doncic's winning shot. - Doncic is averaging a triple-double in his first playoff games and looks like a draft-night steal for the Mavs.
Mark Cuban lost it when Luka Doncic hit a step-back, buzzer-beating 3-pointer that gave the Dallas Mavericks a 135-133 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday and evened their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
The Mavericks owner told The Wall Street Journal's Jason Gay that he was working out on an elliptical during the game — his custom, he said, because he gets too "intense" to watch with his family.
With 3 1/2 seconds left and the Mavs trailing by one in overtime, Doncic crossed up the Clippers' Reggie Jackson and then unfurled one of his signature step-back jumpers. It went through the net as time expired, giving the"I was shirtless, dripping with sweat from more than two hours on the elliptical, but I ran full speed screaming into the living room and chest bumped with my son [Jake] and grossed out my very happy wife [Tiffany] with a huge hug," Cuban told Gay.
Watch Doncic's shot below:
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Cuban later went on Twitter and heaped praise on Doncic.
—Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 23, 2020
—Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 24, 2020
Doncic was considered the top prospect in the 2018 draft before slipping down draft boards shortly before draft night. The Mavericks traded the No. 5 pick and a 2019 first-round pick to move up to No. 3 to draft him.
At 21 years old, Doncic is averaging 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists a game in the first four playoff games of his career.
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