Doncic makes NBA history
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks becomes the first NBA player to post six straight 30-point triple-doubles against the Detroit Piston on Saturday. The Mavs won, 142-124. | BRIAN SEVALD/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks becomes the first NBA player to post six straight 30-point triple-doubles against the Detroit Piston on Saturday. The Mavs won, 142-124. | BRIAN SEVALD/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Dallas star Luka Doncic grabbed a slice of National Basketball Association history on Saturday, becoming the first player to post six straight 30-point triple-doubles as the Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124.
Doncic scored 39 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists, eclipsing Russell Westbrook's mark of five straight 30-point triple-doubles set in the 2016-17 season.
The Slovenian star extended his own NBA record with a fifth straight triple-double featuring 35 or more points. He added three steals and a pair of blocked shots for good measure.
"That just shows where he's playing at right now," said Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who has called Doncic's run of form "as rare as Picasso."
"(It's) the level that he's at, to be able to score and also to be able to find his teammates and then, lastly, being able to rebound the ball for us to help us on the defensive end," Kidd said.
Doncic scored 26 points in a back-and-forth first half. That included 21 in the second quarter, when Doncic appeared to be galvanized by chants of "Luka Sucks" from Pistons fans.
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