In a fair and just world, I would’ve been allowed to put “/1 Game-Winner” in the title of this video. In such a world, a converted deep-corner three off an out-of-bounds play with .6 seconds left in the game would automatically win the game for the team that hit it. Luka Doncic and the Mavericks would walk off the court a winner by virtue of Doncic’s heroic sky-fornicating shot.
We do not live in such a world. The Mavericks were forced into an unfair overtime period against the Trailblazers, where they “lost”. I consider this game a win for Dallas, but the official NBA record keepers disagree with me. That’s okay. This is not the first time we have disagreed, and with each disagreement, my desire to form the DTBBA (DownToBuck Basketball Association) gets one notch stronger. In my new league, extra points will be given for shots that reach certain aesthetic thresholds. Want 3 points on your dunk instead of 2? Windmill it. Want 4 points instead of 3 on your shot from beyond the arc? Nail it from behind the backboard with a hand in your face and your team down by three points.
It will be hard work to recruit players and teams to my new league, but I bet I have a sympathetic ear in Doncic. He will agree that my new points system is fair and just, and he will be the seed of my new venture. And with him in the fold, one of the hottest rising superstars in the NBA, either I will rise and challenge NBA for global basketball dominance, or I will accept an exorbitant buyout on the order of billions of dollars.