Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has scored 976 factors throughout his six-year playoff profession, the third most of all time by 30 postseason video games in NBA historical past.
Michael Jordan nonetheless leads the listing with 1,091 factors in 30 playoff video games from 1984-85 by 1988-89, adopted by Wilt Chamberlain (1,061 factors in 30 video games from 1959-60 to 1963-64).
In Dallas’ 96-93 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Recreation 2 of its 2023 first-round playoff sequence, Doncic recorded 32 factors, six rebounds, and 9 assists in 45 minutes of motion.
With two video games on this sequence, Luka Dončić has now appeared in 30 profession playoff video games. With 976 factors, he’s Third all-time in factors scored in a participant’s first 30 playoff video games…courtesy of @Stathead. And poised to succeed in 1,000 playoff factors as quickly as tonight. pic.twitter.com/86dHPEXypm
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“For certain it’s extra bodily, refs not calling that many fouls,” mentioned Doncic, who completed 11-of-26 (42.3%) taking pictures from the sphere and 5-of-14 (35.7%) from 3-point vary. “It’s the playoffs. I believe they’re simply letting [us] play, which is okay. It’s simply received to be the identical on each ends.”
Via two playoff video games this postseason, Doncic is averaging 32.5 factors, 9.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.0 steal, and 44.1 minutes per recreation whereas taking pictures 42.3% from the ground, 34.6% from deep, and 85.7% on the foul line.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic poised to succeed in 1,000 profession playoff factors in Recreation 3 on Friday night time
“When he’s enjoying at that degree, [his teammates] must step up too. They perceive the duty of their chief. When he’s gonna play protection and take part, they’ve to have the ability to do the identical factor,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd mentioned of Doncic.
Moreover, Doncic completed Recreation 2 holding his matchups to 6-of-24 (25%) taking pictures total (2-9 from downtown). For the sequence, his protection has restricted the taking pictures of three Clippers stars specifically — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George (1-4 every) and James Harden (4-11).
Doncic, Harden, and Tyler Herro are the one gamers in NBA historical past to place up no less than 24 factors, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 3-pointers in a playoff recreation, in response to the Basketball-Reference database.
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Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving additionally added 23 factors in Tuesday night time’s victory. Dallas outscored the Clippers 42-32 within the paint and held Los Angeles to simply 8-of-30 (26.7%) taking pictures from past the arc.
“We performed 48 minutes of bodily basketball,” Kidd added. “Each groups had been underneath 100. It was ’90s basketball at its greatest.”
Dallas hosts the Clippers in Recreation 3 on Friday night time.
