Mavericks’ Luka Doncic second-fastest to 50 triple-doubles

Dallas Mavericks celebrity Luka Doncic beat Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson to the 50 triple-double milestone by a recreation.

Doncic’s 33-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist efficiency in Friday’s 127-99 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets made him the tenth participant in NBA historical past to document 50 profession triple-doubles.

Doncic achieved the feat in his 278th profession recreation, one fewer than it took Johnson. Solely Oscar Robertson (111) wanted fewer video games to get 50 triple-doubles.

“He is already rewriting the document ebook,” stated Mavs coach Jason Kidd, who took 649 video games to document 50 triple-doubles in his taking part in profession. “That is fairly cool. … Oscar is fairly particular, so now to be proper there behind Oscar being second quickest to 50 simply reveals you ways particular he’s.”

It was additionally the twenty fifth time that Doncic has scored not less than 30 factors in a triple-double. That ranks fifth in NBA historical past, in accordance with ESPN Stats & Data analysis, trailing solely Robertson, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James and James Harden.

The 23-year-old Doncic, who’s main the league in scoring, has 4 30-point triple-doubles in 14 video games this season. The remainder of the NBA has mixed for just one, by Toronto’s Pascal Siakam.

As regular, Doncic did not have a lot to say about becoming a member of unique historic statistical firm, one thing that he is accomplished on a routine foundation throughout his five-year NBA profession.

“It is wonderful,” Doncic stated. “Each time you ask me, I’ve the identical reply. It is a pleasure. I am simply actually glad that I am right here and doing this.”