Unplayable tonight once morest the Warriors, Luka Doncic has once more combined the extraordinary with the historic. By achieving a twentieth game at least 40 points with the Mavs, he equals a certain… Dirk Nowitzki in the franchise history books.
The ultimate Dallas legend, Dirk Nowitzki is the gold standard for any self-respecting Mavs fan. In 20 seasons in Texas, the strong winger won an MVP trophy, brought back an NBA title but he also made some serious offensive cards. Among them, there are therefore 20 games above 40 units. Luka Doncic, his successor at the head of the franchise, will therefore have reached this same total in the same step… 5 seasons. Candace Parker, on commentary for TNT, slaps the sentence that makes all the difference: “he is only 23 years old”. Yeah it’s just creepy what Luka Doncic is doing and he’s not even in his prime. The boy fills the record books and the best is probably yet to come.
Number of games with a minimum of 40 points in a Dallas jersey:
Dirk Nowitzki – 20
Luka Doncic – 20*
(*Luke Doncic at 23 mdrrrrr)
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) November 30, 2022
Author of his best career season (33.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists), the Don’ is more than ever in the race to win his first MVP title and thus join Dirk in another category even more glorious. It should be noted, however, that the German legend was not the record holder for 40-point games with the Mavs. Mark Aguirre, star of Dallas in the 80s before his move to the Bad Boys in Detroit, still holds the crown in Texas with 22 games above 40 pawns. Math Sup’ enthusiasts are having a blast: three more outbreaks in the scoring for Luka Magic and he will be alone in the world in the section. Given the current form of the boy, it can be completed next week. And it’s not even a joke.
Luka Doncic continues to write his story with Dallas and for this he shakes the strings of the Great League even more. Something tells us we’ll be writing his name and record in the same sentence once more very soon.
