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Luka Doncic dishes insane between the legs assist to Maxi Kleber in OT win vs Bucks

Tanishk Thilakan
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Luka Doncic had a crazy night vs Bucks, getting his 3rd triple double of the restart. What was crazier was his between the legs assist in OT to Maxi Kleber.

Mavericks star bounced back from the disappointment of not finishing in the top 3 MVP rankings by putting up a show against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight.

Luka bagged his 17th triple double of the season and the 3rd of the restart. He has been on fire on both ends of the court, showcasing that he definitely is one of the greatest NBA players right now.

The Bucks and Mavs played the best game in the bubble so far with young superstars Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo going at each other in full flow.

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However, Luka stole the show with a mind-boggling assist late in overtime to lead the Mavs to an all-important victory.

Luka’s assist sends twitter into frenzy

The Mavericks superstar made a between the legs bounce pass assist for Maxi Kleber to give him an open lane to attack the rim. The guard sent the twitter into frenzy with his crazy assist.

The assist has been lauded by many, as Luka quickly realised Kleber’s pick and roll and had the vision and skill to execute that pass within traffic in the paint.

Check out his assist below along with a few fan reactions:

Luka and Giannis go at it

Young superstars Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo went to battle as the Mavs took on the Bucks. However the Mavs guard shone better than the reigning MVP as Luka put an exclamation mark with that assist in overtime to bag a victory.

Luka Doncic put up a triple-double as he managed stats of 36 points, 14 rebounds and a whooping 19 assists in 42 minutes. Giannis managed a double-double with 34 points and 13 rebounds as he could not prevent the Mavs from running out with a victory late into overtime.

Giannis largely struggled from the free-throw line and with 3 point shooting too. On an off night for the reigning MVP, Donic for sure sent out a message to the league. At 21, Luka is surely a future MVP candidate and should in all probability win the ‘most improved player’ award this season.

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