Luka Doncic stays one of the gifted and proficient gamers within the NBA.
He proved that after once more on Sunday with a 40-point triple-double within the Mavericks’ 143-133 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Doncic was phenomenal, ending with 45 factors, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. He did all of it on 16-of-23 taking pictures (6-of-11 3PT) and had already secured a triple-double by way of 26 minutes of sport time.
Doncic wasn’t the one story, as Klay Thompson had a wonderful sport in opposition to his former workforce. Thompson made 7-of-11 3PT and scored 29 factors, which was good for his season excessive.
The three-headed monster of Doncic, Thompson and Kyrie Irving mixed for 95 of the Mavericks’ 143 factors.
Golden State had 4 gamers with 20+ factors. Andrew Wiggins led that group with 29 factors. Stephen Curry (26 factors), Draymond Inexperienced (21 factors off the bench) and Jonathan Kuminga (20 factors) have been the opposite three Warriors in double figures.
The 21 factors for Inexperienced have been a season-high for him, and Kuminga’s 20-point sport was his third straight.
The Mavericks improved to 17-9 on the season with the win, and Golden State fell to 14-11 with the loss.