Slovene Luka Doncic He scored 73 points this Friday, the best performance of his NBA career and his fourth so far. Atlanta Hawks defeated Dallas Mavericks 148-143 at home. Doncic made three-pointers in 25 of the 33 goals he scored, 8 of the 13 goals, and added 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Doncic’s previous career best was 60 points against the New York Knicks in December 2022.
Doncic set a new scoring record in Dallas Mavericks history and had the fourth-best performance ever in the NBA. After Wilt Chamberlain (100 points), Kobe Bryant (81) and again Chamberlain (78). The absolute record was set in 1962 by Chamberlain, who scored 78 points in 1961. Bryant scored 81 points in a spectacular night against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in 2006.
Doncic’s note He finished fourth in 1978 with David Thompson and Chamberlain’s two others achieved in 1962..
This level of performance has been recorded only fifteen times in American league history, and it is also the best scoring record this season.
The 24-year-old Slovenian player scored 18 points (8 out of 11) in the first period, 23 points (8 out of 10) in the second period, 16 points (4/4) in the third period and 16 points (5/1) in the fourth period. 7). Doncic, who became a father for the first time a few months ago, has been in great personal form. He played with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in the match against the Phoenix Suns.
The Slovenian led the Mavericks to victory in Atlanta as the Texans ended their streak of three straight losses. The second top scorer of the Mavericks was Josh Green with 21 points. Kyrie Irving could not play for the second consecutive game.
The Hawks fell victim to Doncic’s historic night. Their best player was Trae Young, who returned with 30 points and 11 assists after two games away. Jalen Johnson scored 25 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 24 points.
The NBA had a week of real scoring explosions. 70 points scored by Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, to the San Antonio Spurs. Same night Dominican Karl Anthony Towns scores 62 pointsHe got the best score of his career in the match his team Minnesota Timberwolves lost at home against Charlotte Hornets. And the same Friday, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker scored 62 points in his team’s home defeat against the Indiana Pacers.
Doncic’s success shook the NBA and legends such as Magic Johnson congratulated the Slovenian on their social networks. Magic Johnson wrote: “What’s going on in the NBA? The league was unleashed with another dominant performance. This time Luka Doncic. 73 points is awesome! Congrats to Luka for a great game with 73 points and 10 rebounds.”