Luka Doncic's father Sasa in utter disbelief at Lakers star's impossible shot on LeBron James' dime

Luka Doncic's father, Sasa Doncic, was in utter disbelief after the Lakers star made an impossible shot against the Timberwolves for his first 3 of the night on nine attempts. Doncic broke the slump with a shot from the left wing and the defender up in his grill. With the shot clock expiring, Doncic threw the shot off one leg.

Sasa Doncic, who was in the crowd, sitting two rows behind, reacted to the impossible shotmaking his son displayed on that play amid a rough shooting night by covering his face and putting his hands in the air with a nod to acknowledge what he had just witnessed.

Doncic finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, shooting 6 of 20, including 1 of 9 from 3. He was 8 of 12 from the free-throw line.

The Lakers won 111-102 despite a late push from the Timberwolves. Doncic held his own despite his shooting woes in the clutch to ensure the team didn't suffer because of his slump.

The five-time All-Star will hope that shot changes things for him moving forward. Luka Doncic has a penchant for making shots with the quality of looks he's had over the past few games, but he's been off the mark.

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Lakers' Luka Doncic on dad Sasa Doncic's reaction to his shot

Sasa Doncic has seen Luka Doncic's journey from the beginning and majority of his big moments, including Thursday's epic shot from the 3-point line. Doncic, however, doesn't think he shocked his father after that play. The Lakers star hilariously said that Sasa might have been relieved about him finally making a shot amid his woes.

"He probably said, 'he finally made a shot,' so I don't think he was surprised," Doncic told reporters.

Doncic admitted he needs to get his shots going. He couldn't make most of his usual ones from all three levels till some degree, it impacted the Lakers in the second half. They lost grip on the contest with Doncic struggling, but some clutch play at the end from Doncic, LeBron James, and Austin Reaves allowed the Lakers to get their third consecutive win and 15th in 20 outings.

They improved to 36-21 with this result. The Lakers tied in the loss column with the third-placed Nuggets in fourth and are 1.5 games behind the second-placed Memphis Grizzlies.