Doncic has 3-pointer overturned as Mavericks fall to Nuggets

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Luka Doncic made a step-back 3-pointer from the left wing at the halftime buzzer to help the Mavericks take a seven-point lead over the Nuggets.

The refs ruled that Doncic stepped out of bounds and the points were taken off the board. They were told that the last two seconds of the second quarter would be shown again before the third quarter started.

Vlatko Cancar made those two seconds count when he hit a half-court shot. The difference in the Nuggets' 98-97 win over the Mavericks on Sunday night was a six-point swing by a Slovenian.

Doncic missed a 35-footer in the final seconds of the game, but he said that the game was not decided by that shift.

Doncic was surprised that his 3 at the end of the first half was not reviewed because he stepped out of bounds.

Rule 13 Section I-a(1) states that a field goal made with no time left on the clock is reviewed.

There is a reviewable matter if the shooter committed a boundary line violation or the ball touched out of bounds before entering the basket. When he shot it, the video showed his foot on the line.

Doncic didn't agree with the idea that his foot touched the sideline. While sitting in front of his locker, he looked at the video on his phone and didn't believe there was conclusive evidence that he stepped out of bounds.

Doncic didn't think he was out of bounds. I watched some videos and it doesn't seem like I even touched the line, so I don't know.

Wright said that they started with two seconds when they came back out and then played after that.

Cancar didn't know that the final two seconds of the first half would be used to replay the rest of the game. Cancar was taken out for those two seconds.

Vlatko was put in by the man. "I want you to shoot a half-court shot. My eyes went green when he said that. I was going to shoot it.

Cancar hit the shot from the right side of the floor behind the half court line after catching the inbounds pass. It cut Dallas' lead to one point.

Cancar said that Spencer and Luka were trying to guard him, but they didn't think he would shoot it. Nobody shoots that in basketball. I don't care if they shoot after the buzzer because they don't want to ruin their percentages.

As Cancar celebrated, triumphantly raising both fists before leaping into Denver center DeANDRE Jordan's arms, Doncic had a few choice words for the officials.

Cancar often practices half-court shots, which is why he was chosen by Malone. Cancar said he lost a lot of money when he bet against Doncic in half-court shooting contests.