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The official scorer called a missed Doncic layup and putback dunk for Dorian Finney-Smith instead of Luka's dime from the backboard in Dallas Mavericks' 41-point win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Luka Doncic had little trouble from the start of Saturday's game, going for 21 points in the first quarter, including 3 of 4 shots from 3-point range while adding four rebounds and three assists.

Player of the Game EFF 36 Luka Doncic Points 32 Accuracy 12-23 Rebounds 7 Assists 10

''I thought Luka and those guys set the tone in the first quarter by the paint touches,'' Jason Kidd said after Dallas Mavericks' crushing 137-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

''Luka is playing the game at a different level right now,'' coach added, ''kind of like where he picked up last season where he ended playing at an extremely high level.''

The Slovenian wunderkind finished the match with a near triple-double of 32 points (8/14 2PT, 4/9 3PT, 4/5 FT), 7 rebounds, and 10 assists.

His stat line could have been even more impressive but the official scorer got one play wrong according to the Dallas superstar.

The scorer called a missed Doncic layup and putback dunk for Dorian Finney-Smith instead of Luka's dime from the backboard.

"That was a pass … I'm not going to [attempt] a layup and not touch the rim," Luka Doncic said, viaTim MacMahon of ESPN.

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