A wonderful evening for Luka Doncic in Charlotte. The Slovenian thus compiled his 77th career triple-double with 39 points on 13/25 shooting, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, joining James Harden in 8th place in the rankings.
In total, he is also the player who has scored the most this season, with 2,341 points scored. This allows him to overtake Mark Aguirre in the club's history, who stopped at 2,330 points in 1983/84.
“It means a lot” he explains like this on this points record in a season. “It was the franchise that drafted me and they gave me the keys. I’m just happy to be here.”
Jason Kidd could therefore only repeat the admiration he has for his “franchise player”.
“What Luka is doing is incredible” commented the Dallas coach. “He will rewrite the record books of the Mavericks and also of the NBA. It's amazing that he surpasses Mark, because Mark is a legend for the Mavs. It shows what Luka has done and how much he has improved year by year.”
On the other hand, there was also admiration, mixed with fatalism, from Steve Clifford. The Charlotte coach saw Luka Doncic score 21 points at 5/9 from distance in the first quarter, to take control of the match.
A few bonus days off
“Luka was fantastic. He makes five 3-pointers in the first quarter, and I think four of them are isolation shots. Then we play in a hole. For me, we were never really in the match. We made a run but we didn't really play with the level of intensity that we were able to experience.” could he regret.
The performance of “Luka Magic” is all the more important as it is the 15th success in Dallas' last 17 games, and the Mavericks are now assured of finishing in the Top 6 of their conference.
This means they avoid the play-in, and they get a few extra days off before the playoffs.
“We definitely need some rest.”confesses Luka Doncic to conclude. “We're probably playing our best basketball of the season defensively right now. And that's the key for us. »
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 66 | 34 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 65 | 35 | 45.7 | 35.3 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 66 | 36 | 49.6 | 34.2 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 32.4 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 68 | 38 | 48.8 | 38.2 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 33.9 |
| Total | 398 | 35 | 47.0 | 34.7 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 28.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
