Video taking off 15x its usual first day

Luka Dončić picks apart Miami's double teams in Lakers win

The NBA's game highlights passed a million views before their first full day, with Dončić's passing sharing attention with his scoring.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,406,401 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (95,700).

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2:30Dončić strings together step-back threes and driving floaters as the Lakers move ahead.
4:47Mamukelashvili finishes off Dončić's assist at the first-quarter buzzer.
10:19Dončić follows a deep three with an assist to Walker Kessler.
12:30Quentin Grimes converts a Dončić pass into a three late in the third quarter.
14:54The postgame interview covers Miami's double teams, ball movement and Dončić's defensive focus.

Miami kept sending extra defenders at Luka Dončić. He kept finding somewhere to send the ball.

Dončić finished with 42 points and 13 assists in the Lakers' comfortable home win over the Heat, a performance that gives the NBA's highlights plenty beyond step-back threes. There is a runner off the glass for Sandro Mamukelashvili at the first-quarter buzzer, a feed to Walker Kessler and a kick-out that lets Quentin Grimes stretch the lead late in the third.

"They blitz me almost every time, you know. I just play out of double, I think we move the ball great," Dončić says in the on-court interview afterward.

The recap drew about 1.4 million views in its first 22 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos. The comment section was already several times busier than a typical full opening day, too. Viewers single out Dončić's unusual one-handed passes and turn his MVP prospects into a running joke about how far down the voting he might somehow finish.

Austin Reaves supplied another scoring outlet, while Giannis Antetokounmpo led Miami in points and rebounds. The Heat stayed within reach through halftime before Los Angeles pulled away.

It wasn't the channel's only unusually well-watched recap: Suns-Warriors also passed a million views, and Celtics-Rockets drew a much larger audience than usual. But Dončić's postgame conversation offers a quieter counterpoint to his highlight reel. Asked about his defense, he emphasizes helping the team through the small things, not just filling the scoring column.

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What viewers say

That one handed float pass from Luka to Kessler from the top of the key looked hilarious. Just crazy. People can say whatever about Luka, but there is simply nobody like him.
@Musso8771See it on YouTube
that luka pass to laravia's sooooo WILD
@grimace843See it on YouTube
Luka is incredible. Maybe the best player in the world. If he keeps this up, he is sure to finish fourth in MVP voting 🙏🏾
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Luka is just magical. He's one of one.
@noelkkkimSee it on YouTube
Mamu so consistent i loved that guy
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Luka is insanely good
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Kudos to AR for playing good but he really needs to work out lessening his turnovers.
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