NEW YORK — Maxi Kleber knew exactly what question was coming. ”That pass that Luka had…” a reporter started to ask midway through Kleber’s interview after the...
With about three minutes left in the third quarter in Barclays Center, Doncic dribbled into the paint with a one-on-one defensive matchup against Nets star Ben Simmons.When Doncic pivoted with his back to Simmons and the basket, it appeared he’d kick out to the rim for a teammate to shoot from three with about three seconds left on the shot clock.Instead, Doncic lifted the ball above his head, flicked it with two hands behind his head — and Simmons’ — to find Kleber on the baseline.
“It was really a ridiculous pass,” Kleber said. “I don’t know how he saw it, but for some reason, playing with Luka now for a longer time, I kind of was like, ‘He might see that pass’ because I saw all the guys helping up on him, so I was like, ‘I have to be ready.’Ask, we did. Instantly a viral video on social media, Doncic’s wackiest of 14 assists in his first triple-double of the season was no fluke.