Luka Dončić already had the Dallas Mavericks' all-time single-game scoring record. He just increased it by double digits.
The recently minted NBA All-Star starter scored 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks to reset his career high in scoring, the Mavericks scoring record and perhaps our understanding of his ceiling. The Mavericks needed nearly every other one of the points in a 148-143 win.
The total ties Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson for the fourth-most scored in a single game in NBA history.
LUKA CAN'T BE STOPPED 😱
— ESPN (@espn) January 27, 2024
73 POINTS‼️ pic.twitter.com/2wisNZdxSb
With that total, Dončić becomes the 10th player in NBA history to top the rare mark of 70 points. Here's the full group:
Wilt Chamberlain (100, did it five other times)
Kobe Bryant (81)
David Thompson (73)
Elgin Baylor (71)
Donovan Mitchell (71)
David Robinson (71)
Damian Lillard (71)
Devin Booker (70)
Joel Embiid (70)
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