Luka Doncic Reacts After Historic NBA Performance for Dallas vs Knicks

• Luka Doncic has reacted to his historic performance versus the New York Knicks
• The 23-year-old Slovenian recorded the first ever 60/20/10 game in NBA history
• His performance helped the Mavericks edge out the Knicks 126-121 in over-time

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has reacted to his historic performance, in his team's win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Doncic put up a ridiculous 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists to give the Mavs an astonishing 126-121 comeback win.

With that statline, Doncic joins James Harden as one of only two players to record a 60-point triple-double. He is also the first player to score 60 points this season.

To put it all in context, it is the first-ever 60/20/10 game in NBA history. Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal was the last player to record a 60/20 game, per the Athletic.

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Icons Wilt Chamberlain (twice) and Elgin Baylor are the only other players to get at least 20 rebounds in a 50-point triple-double.

Heading into Tuesday's game with the Knicks, the 23-year-old had a career-high of 51 points, a feat he achieved against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 10 this year.

Doncic is now averaging 33.6 points per game in the NBA this season.

Doncic reacts to milestone

NBA stars took to Twitter to heap praise on Doncic for his magnificent performance, including Trae Young, Pau Gasol, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Garnett.

The Slovenian superstar has taken to Instagram to react to his extraordinary display. On December 23, he scored 50 points against the Houston Rockets to make him a frontrunner for the MVP trophy.

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"What a night," he said, adding the 100 emoji.

Jason Kidd's team mounted a stunning comeback with 35 seconds to go, erasing a nine-point deficit.

The former Real Madrid star intentionally missed a free throw, came up with the loose ball and made the basket at the death, per ESPN.

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Sports Brief earlier reported on the Dallas Mavericks unveiling a statue of franchise icon, Dirk Nowitzki.

The nearly 24-foot statue was unveiled on Christmas morning, with Nowitzki and his son Max pushing the lever to reveal the white-bronze effigy.

The statue is a sculpture of the German's famous one-legged jumper, known as 'The Dirk', as Nowitzki climbed to the sixth spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list.