Dallas Mavs Star Luka Doncic Makes NBA History, Joins LeBron James, Michael Jordan on Rare List

Luka Doncic decimated the Los Angeles Clippers in the Dallas Mavericks' 144-126 win on Friday night, and he made some NBA history in the process.

Dalton Trigg | Nov 10, 2023

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Following a disappointing loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, head coach Jason Kidd called the Dallas Mavericks soft as a way to challenge his squad going forward. They responded in a big way by blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers at American Airlines Center 144-126 on Friday night.

Before the game, we wrote about how Luka Doncic might be poised for a big bounce-back game, not only because he shot just 11-26 against Toronto, but also because he generally seems to enjoy taking it to the Clippers any chance he gets. Doncic did just that by putting up a game-high 44 points on an extremely efficient 17-21 shooting night from the field. He also shot 6-9 from deep, 4-4 from the free-throw line, and pitched in six rebounds, six assists and one steal as the cherry on top.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic mean-mugs the Los Angeles Clippers en route to a 44-point performance. — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic mean-mugs the Los Angeles Clippers en route to a 44-point performance / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Doncic posted the 31st 40-point game of his young career, and there have only been two other players since the ABA-NBA merger to have more before turning 25 years old: Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Doncic will be more happy that his Mavs are now 7-2 as they head out on a four-game roadtrip, but making some NBA history and joining a list with the two players who are regarded as being the best the game has ever seen isn't too shabby as well.

On the season, Doncic is averaging 32.9 points while shooting 51.8 percent overall and 41.5 percent from deep. He also averaging 8.9 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.3 steals through nine games. The Mavs are off to their best start in nearly 20 years at 7-2, and if Doncic continues at his current pace, he'll be a favorite to win his first league MVP this season while also solidifying the Mavs as a title contender.

Published Nov 10, 2023

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.