'Headband Luka' Dominates Utah Jazz; Dallas Mavs Up Big with Doncic's History-Making Triple-Double

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic torched the Utah Jazz in the first half of Wednesday's game to the tune of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. That's right ... a first-half triple-double.

Dalton Trigg | Dec 6, 2023

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Heading into Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks knew they had to bring the energy after dropping two consecutive games and six of their last nine, especially considering that they'd had three days of rest.

The Mavs did just that in the first half, as Luka Doncic has a massive 29-point, 10-rebound, 10-assists stat line with Dallas up on Utah 74-51 at the break. Doncic is shooting 10-17 from the field and 6-10 from deep. It was the first 25-point first-half triple-double in NBA history.

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Doncic had a different look about him at the start of this one, as he donned a headband. We've all seen what "Headband Luka" has been capable of doing in practices, but this is the first time we've gotten a chance to see it in a real game. There's still 24 minutes to go in this one, but if Doncic keeps this up, head coach Jason Kidd might have to make sure his superstar is wearing a headband in every game from this point forward.

Doncic's co-star Kyrie Irving had himself a solid first half as well, putting up 16 points on 7-10 shooting from the field to go with three assists. Doncic is a +22 at the break, and Irving is a +14.

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If the Mavs can hold on and secure this win against the Jazz, they'll have a real win to string together multiple wins for the first time since Nov. 12. Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com throughout the night for extensive postgame coverage, and be sure to tune into our Mavs Step Back Podcast tomorrow morning for a full game recap.

Published Dec 6, 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.