When Luka Donu010diu0107 split defenders with scant seconds remaining in Sunday’s match against Houston, he could have forced a shot that, given his track record for dramatic, game-swaying moments, might have been a good attempt to try to send the game into overtime.
Instead, he passed to Dante Exum on the right wing.
A flick of the wrist and a swish later, the Mavericks were headed to overtime, where they would beat the Rockets 147-136 in one of the most memorable regular-season games ever at American Airlines Center.
The play was risky, but what isn’t on a basketball court when the game is on the line?