Luka Doncic: 'The Great Mavs Mistake Eraser' - Podcast

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan react to Luka's incredible buzzer-beating three-pointer that gave Dallas win over the Grizzlies. Like Dirk before him, Doncic erases a lot of the Mavs' mistakes by his great talent alone.

Dalton Trigg | Apr 15, 2021

Breathtaking. Jaw-dropping. Awe-inspiring. Whatever superlatives you want to use, that's what was felt by everyone watching what transpired at FedEx Forum on Wednesday night in Memphis. With just 1.8 seconds remaining on the clock, Dallas Mavericks superstar hit an off-balance, one-handed, one-legged, horizontal three-pointer at the buzzer to give his team the 114-113 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

"I was really surprised when it went in," said a joyful Doncic after the game. "Those are the best feelings."

Doncic himself might be surprised that it went in, but we sure aren't, given that the 22-year-old is starting to make circus shots like that seem routine at this point. Doncic practices crazy, off-balance shots like that daily, and that practice, combined with his elite natural touch when releasing the ball, gives him a real chance of it going in every single time.

"This is one of those joyous nights where we escaped," said head coach Rick Carlisle. "We had Houdini. He got us out of there alive."

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan react to Doncic's incredibly unique game-winner against the Grizzlies. Despite all the missed open shots and silly turnovers the Mavs had throughout that game, it was all erased with a little bit of 'Luka Magic'. He truly is the 'Great Mavs Mistake Eraser', and we're fortunate that we get to witness something like this immediately after 21 years of Dirk Nowitzki.

From there, the guys talk about the upcoming rematch with the New York Knicks this Friday night, as well as some Mavs unrestricted free agency wishes for this summer. Thanks for listening!

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Published Apr 15, 2021

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.