Out of nowhere, Doncic -- using his left, non-shooting hand -- slipped the ball between his legs and past Antetokounmpo, right into the hands of teammate Maxi Kleber, who caught the ball on the move and, in one motion, leaped into the air and slammed the ball home -- and got fouled on the play, to boot.
The play was the last of Doncic's career-high 19 assists, to go along with 36 points, 14 rebounds and just two turnovers in 42 minutes, as the Mavericks beat the Bucks 136-132 in overtime inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort.
"I clapped," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "I applauded. I thought it was phenomenal. The sign of a great player, a truly great player, is the ability to pull off something like that against a team like Milwaukee, that gives up virtually nothing in the paint.
"We're seeing more things all the time. Luka is not only a great basketball player, he's a great performer. I'd pay money to watch him play. I don't say that about a lot of players, but he's really special."
Doncic certainly showed how special he both is and could be on this night, going toe-to-toe with Antetokounmpo -- who was no slouch himself, finishing with 34 points and 13 rebounds in 33 minutes before fouling out in overtime -- and coming out on top.
"It's amazing," Antetokounmpo said. "He's playing great basketball. He's a great basketball player, makes his teammates better. Talented ... really talented. One of the most talented guys I've ever played against.
"He's making the whole team better, and he's going to keep getting better. As long as he makes his team better, they're going to be tough to beat."
But all anyone could talk about afterward was The Pass.
"With Luka," Kleber said, "you always have to expect to get a pass."
"Unbelievable," said Porzingis, who had 26 points and 11 rebounds before he fouled out in overtime. "Not only the way the pass was, but also at the moment in the game. To make that pass and to have the -- what's a good word -- to have the courage to do it?
"That's just who Luka is."
The only person who didn't have much to say about it was Doncic.
"I don't know why I did it," Doncic said. "I just did it. I didn't think about it. I saw it, and I didn't think about it before right in the moment."
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