It’s not easy to embarrass Jrue Holiday on a basketball court, but Luka Doncic managed to do it on Wednesday night.
During overtime of the Dallas Mavericks’ 127-123 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Doncic toyed with Holiday. He faked him out twice and created a wide open shot for Maxi Kleber, who missed. Doncic was able to bump the ball out to a teammate so that Dallas could retain possession and effectively seal the win.
Luka got Jrue Holiday slipping and sliding… pic.twitter.com/bRU10IeuIU
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 5, 2020
Two possessions before that, Doncic made a step-back 3-pointer to put Dallas up by three.
LUKA FROM DEEP! @PelicansNBA 121@dallasmavs 124
13.0 left in OT on ESPN pic.twitter.com/clGy0tcCxQ
— NBA (@NBA) March 5, 2020
And before that, he got an assist on a pick-and-roll pass to Kristaps Porzingis, who got the dunk.
Porzingis had 34 points in the game, while Doncic scored 30 with 17 rebounds and 10 assists for a league-best 14th triple-double this season. Dallas is legit when they’re both healthy and on the floor. The Pelicans are now five games out of the final playoff spot in the West.
