Luka Doncic game-winner: Dirk Nowitzki, Trae Young among best reactions to Mavericks star's Game 2 heroics

Scott Rafferty

Luka Doncic game-winner: Dirk Nowitzki, Trae Young among best reactions to Mavericks star's Game 2 heroics image

Luka Magic strikes again.

Mavericks star Luka Doncic led Dallas to victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals with another terrific performance. Not only did he score 32 points, dish out 13 assists and pull down 10 rebounds to record a triple-double, but he hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to win the game.

Doncic put Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a blender and nailed a 3-pointer over the Defensive Player of the Year to give the Mavericks a 109-108 lead with 3.0 seconds to go. Naz Reid got a good look on the last possession of the game, but he wasn't able to knock it down.

The Mavericks now lead the Timberwolves 2-0, putting them two wins away from the NBA Finals.

The basketball world was quick to react to Doncic's latest heroics. From Hawks star Trae Young to Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, here are the best reactions.

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Best reactions to Luka Doncic's game-winner vs. Timberwolves

Trae Young

Dirk Nowitzki

Paul Pierce

Bam Adebayo

Chandler Parsons

Jamal Crawford

Jarred Vanderbilt

Andre Iguodala

Luka Doncic Game 2 stats

  • 41:27 minutes
  • 32 points
  • 13 assists
  • 10 rebounds
  • 4 turnovers
  • 10-23 field goal shooting
  • 5-11 3-point shooting
  • 7-7 free throw shooting

Scott Rafferty

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.