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Mavs star matches Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history, set 60 seasons ago.

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Luka Doncic scored 35 points and made some history as the Dallas Mavericks held on to defeat the visiting Toronto Raptors 111-110 on Friday.

Player of the Game EFF 38 Luka Doncic Points 35 Accuracy 10-15 Rebounds 8 Assists 6

Doncic has scored 30 or more points in each of his first eight games of the season, a feat accomplished previously by one player: Wilt Chamberlain (1959-60, eight games; and 1962-63, 23 games).

Wilt Chamberlain, first 23 games in 1962-63 Wilt Chamberlain, first 8 games in 1959-60 Luka Doncic, first 8 games in 2022-23

It's impressive that Friday's onslaught actually dropped Doncic's scoring average by 0.1 points to an even 36 per game.

The Slovenian wunderkind also added 8 rebounds and 6 assists to his 35-point performance.

''Luka did everything tonight,'' Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. ''Did he go through his legs like eight times? When he shot that little floater, I just kind of chuckled because only he can do that.

''He surprises a lot of people. I wonder if he surprises himself sometimes.''

Does he?

''Yeah, sometimes,'' Doncic said with a smile. ''The best play was my hook shot. Those plays are fun. Later you see them on TV. Everybody talks about them.''

Luka Doncic's highlights:

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