Dallas Mavs' Luka Doncic Ties James Harden on NBA's All-Time Triple-Double List

On a night where Luka Doncic broke the Dallas Mavericks' franchise record for most points scored in a single season, he also tied James Harden on the NBA's all-time triple-double list.

Dalton Trigg | Apr 9, 2024

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During the Dallas Mavericks' 130-104 blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, superstar Luka Doncic had history on his mind.

He started things off by breaking Mark Aguirre's franchise record for most points scored in a single season during the third quarter. Then, in the fourth quarter, Doncic secured the 77th triple-double of his career, tying him with James Harden for eighth all-time. Doncic is now just one triple-double from tying NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain, who finished his career with 78 triple-double.

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Doncic put on a show for the Charlotte crowd, finishing with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 13-25 from the field.

With the win, the Mavs improved to 49-30 on the season and 24-15 on the road, putting their "magic number" for clinching a top-six seed in the Western Conference at one – meaning Dallas will clinch with either one more win or one more loss by either the New Orleans Pelicans or Phoenix Suns.

Unless something crazy happens, it's looking like the Mavs will open the postseason against the Los Angeles Clippers for the third time in five years. Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for more updates on Dallas' standing.

Published Apr 9, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.