With a 42-point performance, Luka Doncic joins elite company as he becomes only the 3rd player in history to record 800+ points through his first 25 career playoff games.
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Despite trailing by as many as 19 points at one point of the contest, the Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry’s 32-point outing, managed to grab a huge come-from-the-back 126-117 win. And in a losing effort, Luka Doncic had his own pretty solid version of the “Flu Game” tonight.
Playing 38:11 minutes, the Slovenian youngster went to torch GSW’s defense recording 42 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and a block.
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The Mavericks‘ 3-time All-Star (813 points) also etched his name into the record books as he joins Michael Jordan (917) and Wilt Chamberlain (867) as only the third player in history to surpass the 800-point mark through the first 25 playoff games of his career.
Luka Doncic ties Dirk Nowitzki’s franchise record for the most 40-point games in the postseason
At only 23-years-old, Luka has already recorded his 7th 40-point performance. With tonight’s 42-point game, Doncic ties Dirk Nowitzki’s franchise record for the most number of 40-point games in the playoffs.
The 6-foot-7 guard is also only one game away from tying LeBron James as the only player in league history to record 8 40-point games before turning 25-years-old.
At the rate Luka’s game has been improving every year, that day isn’t far when we start adding his name to the GOAT conversation alongside MJ and LBJ.
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Currently, Doncic will hope to lead Dallas to yet another comeback after being down 0-2 in the series. With the Mavericks knocking down a majority of their 3-pointers, and Luka playing like a demon, the next two games at the American Airlines Center should be an action-packed thriller.
