Mavs' Luka Dončić Jokingly Denies Rudy Gobert Trash Talk: 'I Was Speaking Slovenian'

In the aftermath of Luka Dončić's game-winning three over Rudy Gobert in the closing seconds of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, fans spent a lot of time studying the highlight to determine exactly what the Dallas Mavericks star was screaming at the reigning Defensive Player of the Year.

Speaking to reporters after the Mavs' 109-108 victory over, Dončić jokingly denied saying that Gobert couldn't guard him and claimed he "was speaking Slovenian" in the direction of the Minnesota Timberwolves center.

Dončić capped of Dallas' 18-point comeback with a stepback three with three seconds remaining that saw him put Gobert on skates.

The broadcast footage shows Dončić trailing behind Gobert and appearing to yell "motherf--ker, you can't f--king guard me!"

Dončić took the inbounds pass and got a screen from Dereck Lively II to switch Gobert onto the Mavs superstar instead of Jaden McDaniels. The move paid off in spectacular fashion for Dallas.

Minnesota got a good look on the final possession when Naz Reid, who scored a team-high 23 points, had an open three right before the buzzer sounded. The ball bounced inside the rim twice but didn't go down.

Dončić finished with 32 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. It was his fourth triple-double in the last five games. He is the only player in NBA playoff history with a triple-double and game-winning three-pointer in the final five seconds, having done it twice now.

Friday marked the second straight game that Minnesota lost after leading at halftime. This one was particularly rough because of how in control the Timberwolves looked for most of the game.

The T-Wolves led by as many as 18 points and held a 67-52 lead with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter. Kyrie Irving's three with 10:23 remaining in the fourth put the Mavs ahead 87-86.

Dallas and head coach Jason Kidd deserve a ton of credit for the in-game adjustments so far in the series. The Timberwolves have scored at least 60 points in the first half of both games, but they've put up a total of 91 points in the second half.

Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns have combined to shoot 21-of-70 from the field through two games. They will have to figure things out quickly to get the Timberwolves back in this series.

The Mavericks are two wins away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Dončić will attempt to lead them to a 3-0 series lead in Game 3 at American Airlines Center on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.

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