The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks just had one of the most intense games of the regular season, as last year’s Western Conference Finalists locked horns while languishing in the middle of the table after slow starts to the season. Despite their .500 records, both teams are led by point guards performing at a historic level in Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry.
Doncic outplayed Steph Curry thoroughly en route to the Mavs eking out a 2-point 113-116 win at home. The Warriors overcame a 17-point first-quarter deficit to make this a close game, but Luka Doncic put on a masterclass all night long. He walked out of the game with 41 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, and fans couldn’t believe how sensational he was.
Luka Dončić just showed the world that the best point guard in the NBA resides in Dallas, not San Francisco
— coopz (@Coopz___) November 30, 2022
Most 40-point triple-doubles in a season before turning 25:
4 — Oscar Roberson (2x)
3 — Luka Doncic (This season)
Luka has 62 games left. pic.twitter.com/QWqQcs0YbD
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 30, 2022
Luka Dončić finished tonight’s game with 41 points, marking his 20th career game with 40+ points.
Dončić is now tied with Dirk Nowitzki for the second-most 40-point games in franchise history.
22, Mark Aguirre
*20, Luka Dončić
20, Dirk Nowitzki pic.twitter.com/hk6KUzHCng
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) November 30, 2022
Luka Doncic ISN'T HUMAN pic.twitter.com/dGqiWDQyS5
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) November 30, 2022
Mavs Takeaways:
Signature MVP (candidacy) game for Luka Doncic
Josh Green needs 20+ MPG
Benching Reggie was 100% the right (and obvious) adjustment
Winning without Spencer for the 4th should be a big momentum shift going forward
Night and day Mavs when THJ hits his shots#MFFL
— Rich Stayman (@RichStayman) November 30, 2022
Luka Doncic is 23 years old.
Dirk Nowitzki played 20 years, all for the Mavs, and is the NBA’s 6th all time leading scorer.
Luka Doncic and Dirk Nowitzki now have the same number of career 40 point games!!!
Doesn’t seem possible, but it is.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 30, 2022
Luka Doncic really just forced Golden State turnovers on consecutive possessions, hit a heat-check 3-pointer to reach 40 points in the game and stuck out his tongue.
— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) November 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1597791278082953217
Playoff Luka showed up for the national tv game and our lack of dribbling ability was on full display so I don’t have to see the casual Luka takes on the TL for a couple days. 🙏🏾
— Bibs (@BibsCorner) November 30, 2022
y’all played with luka’s name on here all day and he come out and drop a 40pt triple double and brought his team a win 😂
— SJ (@SJBasketball8) November 30, 2022
I hope all the “Luka can’t play defense” people are enjoying their Tuesday evening.
— Dalton Trigg (@dalton_trigg) November 30, 2022
This win helped the Mavs improve their record to 10-10 and stop a 4-game losing streak. Doncic might be making a case for MVP despite his team being as bad as they are. He is averaging an insane 33.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 8.6 assists through 19 played games this season.
Can The Mavericks Make Improvements This Season?
One thing that is evident is that Luka Doncic needs more talent around him. The team has no designated co-star for Luka, as he is forced to create, score, and do everything else for the team. The roster is full of inconsistent specialists that haven’t been doing their part so far.
The Mavs have a lot of bad contracts that can be packaged together for deals, but the team owes its 2023 pick to the New York Knicks for the Kristaps Porzingis trade. With an asset and cap-strapped roster, Jason Kidd and Mark Cuban will hope that Luka can keep up this historic pace and lead the Mavs to another successful season.
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