Luka Doncic played the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night for the first time since he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and he clearly wanted to exact revenge upon his former employers.
The Slovenian superstar nearly had a triple-double at halftime, scoring 12 points and pulling down 12 rebounds to go with seven assists as the Lakers took an eight-point lead into the break.
One of those assists was downright incredible, and blew the minds of everybody watching.
During the second quarter, Doncic drove the lane while being guarded by Kessler Edwards. As he got into the paint, Doncic suddenly flung the basketball backwards, behind his head, without looking, directly into the shooting pocket of Austin Reaves out on the perimeter.
Reaves splashed in the three to give Doncic the assist. It was outrageous—even for the superstar forward.
THE BEHIND THE HEAD DIME FROM LUKA 😱
— NBA (@NBA) February 26, 2025
Reaves the recipient who SPLASHES the 3! pic.twitter.com/nAmulERC6v
The slow-motion replay is even better.
THIS. IS. AN. INSANE. PASS. 😳 https://t.co/8c6tWtxova pic.twitter.com/xxb6fz4Xsh
— NBA (@NBA) February 26, 2025
Basketball fans were left reeling by the awe-inspiring display of vision and passing prowess.
This angle of Luka Doncic making one of the most special passes you'll ever see in your life 🤯🤯🤯pic.twitter.com/TGmMh4UcWD
— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) February 26, 2025
The slow motion of the Luka Doncic pass is even crazier bro pic.twitter.com/38H3F719ms
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) February 26, 2025
He just broke the whole internet
— flowstate (@k_flowstate) February 26, 2025
Insane.... https://t.co/uVNCAJCaC3
— Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) February 26, 2025
what is this wizardry https://t.co/qu2QMuxJeJ
— hec (@whereismimynd) February 26, 2025
The Luka Doncic experience has officially arrived in Los Angeles.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as NBA Fans Were Reeling After Luka Doncic's Amazing No-Look Assist vs. Mavericks.
