Luka Doncic hits 10K point mark in impressive fashion / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic recorded a historic performance, dropping 50 against the Phoenix Suns and becoming the seventh fastest player to reach 10,000 points in NBA history.

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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic reached an impressive milestone on Christmas night.

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Doncic needed just 11 points to become the fastest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 for his career when the Mavericks visited the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

He ended up doing so in spectacular fashion, as he scored a total of 50 points on 15/25 from the field to go along with 6 rebounds and 15 assists in that game. Doncic reached 10,000 points in 358 games, matching Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo for seventh fastest in NBA history. Legendary center Wilt Chamberlain accomplished the feat in the fewest games at 236.

Doncic topped 10K in style, draining a long-distance 3-pointer with 4:52 left in the quarter. That gave him 12 points and was his second trey in a 37-second span.

The sixth-year pro entered the game with a 32.9 scoring average and six triple-doubles in 27 contests this season.

Also reaching the 10,000-point mark faster than Doncic were Michael Jordan (303), Elgin Baylor (315), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (319), Oscar Robertson (334) and George Gervin (335).

Doncic sat out Friday’s 122-96 road loss to the Houston Rockets due to a left quadriceps strain. But he bounced back Saturday when he had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists during a 144-119 romp over the visiting San Antonio Spurs.

The Slovenian guard has scored 30 or more points in 13 of his past 14 appearances. He had 12 straight during the stretch to set a franchise record.

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