“I feel very good”
Phenomenon Doncic on the hunt for records in the NBA
December 26, 2023, 8:18 a.m
Since Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement, Luka Doncic has been the big star of the Dallas Mavericks. And the 24-year-old delivers game after game. At Christmas he sets a new three-point record. His 50 points against the Suns secured him a place in the history books.
Basketball star player Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks marked the Christmas games of the North American professional league NBA with a dominant performance. The 24-year-old Slovenian contributed 50 points, 15 assists and 6 rebounds in his Mavs’ 128:114 (64:54) win over the Phoenix Suns. Behind Bernhard King (60 points) and Wilt Chamberlain (59 points), Doncic’s points were the third highest in NBA Christmas games.
In addition, Doncic reached the 10,000 point mark in his 358th NBA game; only six players needed fewer games to achieve this. According to ESPN, Chamberlain is number one in the rankings with 236 games, but no one has been as fast as Doncic since the Michael Jordan era. “This is a great away win. I’m really proud of our team. I feel very good. But we’re still a long way from our optimum. I can’t wait when Kyrie Irving is back,” Doncic said in a statement first reaction. The development player achieved excellent ratings and set another record for the games on Christmas Day with eight three-pointers.
Dallas is currently well ahead of the highly rated Suns in the table. LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers suffered a defeat. In the 115:126 (57:58) win against rival Boston Celtics, 40 points from Anthony Davis weren’t enough. James himself didn’t get past 16 points this time. The Celtics are considered one of the big title contenders and benefited from 28 points from Latvian Kristaps Porzingis.
Champion Denver Nuggets prevailed 120:114 (53:54) against former champion Golden State Warriors. The German professional Isaiah Hartenstein showed a decent performance in his New York Knicks’ 129:122 (62:51) win against the Milwaukee Bucks. Hartenstein contributed eleven points and eight rebounds and was also involved in important actions in the final quarter.