Luka Doncic makes incredible NBA history in win over Heat
Luka Doncic's incredible recent hot streak continued in the Dallas Mavericks 114-108 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.
For the fourth consecutive outing, Doncic recorded a triple-double while finishing with 35 or more points, which is the longest such streak in NBA history, per ESPN Stats and Info.
Leading the charge at home, Doncic recorded a game-high 35 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field and 7-of-13 from three while adding 11 boards and assists.
Doncic lived up to his stat line late, too, hitting several big shots in the clutch to help the Mavericks snap a three-game losing streak. Dallas moves to 34-28, only two games back of the Phoenix Suns (36-26) for sixth in the Western Conference standings.
In addition to carving out his own place in the record books, Doncic posted his fifth straight 30-point triple-double, equaling Russell Westbrook (2017) for the most ever.
Doncic leads the league in scoring (34.6) and ranks third in assists (9.8) per game. However, his recent stretch of excellence tops that. Over the last 15 games, he is all but averaging a 35-point triple-double a night, posting 34.4 points, 10.4 assists and 10.0 boards since Feb. 3.
To put Thursday's performance into context, it was Doncic's ninth 35-point triple-double, two more than the entire NBA combined, according to StatMuse.
Following another mind-blowing effort, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd called Doncic "special," comparing his ability to score seemingly at will to that of Hall of Famers like Reggie Miller.
"We can't take that young man for granted," Kidd said via Bally Sports Southwest. "You're seeing something as rare as a Picasso when he comes every night he does something."
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