The entirety of the basketball world is still in awe after Luka Doncic’s incredible game-winning shot against the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
Game winners are always incredible when they’re just regular shots. But Luka Doncic hit a floating 3-point shot after splitting a double team to win the game.
That just…doesn’t happen. It’s not supposed to happen. No one is supposed to make a shot like that. It’s the type of magic that Luka Doncic has become known for around the NBA.
The thing about this one is that he also probably should never have gotten the chance to.
Yes, Doncic hit this incredible game-winner. But the only reason it won the game is because Grayson Allen missed two free throws down the stretch as a 91% free throw shooter.
Allen had two shots to put the Grizzlies up 5 at the end of the game and ice it. He missed both.
Grayson Allen gotta be throwing up right now lolololol pic.twitter.com/CB89yBU9ex
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 15, 2021
And then, boom. Luka Magic.
LUKA 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/uh9OTXK9os
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 15, 2021
People had so many jokes about what happened.
Grizzlies fans looking at Grayson Allen pic.twitter.com/TzXUuPB8UT
— Paulos Yoseph (@yosephpaulos) April 15, 2021
Grayson Allen at the FT line with a chance to ice the game: pic.twitter.com/jdgTuovkji
— Maraveli (@Bald_Marley) April 15, 2021
grayson allen in the locker room after missing two clutch free throws causing the grizzlies to lose pic.twitter.com/K8D5jEUWj5
— buckets (@buckets) April 15, 2021
Grayson Allen missed 2 free throws, giving Luka the chance to hit a game-winning buzzer beater pic.twitter.com/fhFMdCHj52
— Hot Bucks Takes (@hot_bucks) April 15, 2021
The odds of this happening were just so slim. It just wasn’t supposed to. Here are some numbers from Inpredict that put it in context.
According to @inpredict, the Mavs had a 1.3% chance to win the game when Grayson Allen rebounded Doncic's missed free throw with 2.2 seconds left. An incredible turn of events followed. Allen missed both free throws, and Doncic hit a 25-foot floater for the win. Wow.
— Bobby Karalla (@bobbykaralla) April 15, 2021
That’s just incredible. I guess this is just what Luka Magic looks like.