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Luka Doncic on fatherhood: "It was the happiest day of my life."

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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic unleashed in his first game following the joyous arrival of his daughter, Gabriela.

Player of the Game EFF 21 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Points 17 Accuracy 6-13 Rebounds 3 Assists 9

Despite a 36-point triple-double from Doncic and a historic 30-0 run by the Mavs, the Saturday game concluded with a narrow 126-120 loss to Oklahoma City Thunder.

Reflecting on the emotional rollercoaster of recent days, Doncic shared his sentiments after the game.

"First of all, it was the happiest day of my life," he expressed. "I got the baby, but then today's game was a big rollercoaster, too. I'm so sad we didn't win this game, but man, we gave a big, big effort. This team today was impressive in the third and fourth quarter. We gotta play this more times, man. We're gonna win a lot of games."

When asked about his sleep amid the whirlwind of emotions, Doncic said the following:

"Yesterday was probably the best one when I slept in three days, so about four or five hours. It was really good for me based on the other two days," Doncic said with a smile." I told Jason Kidd in the first two-three minutes I was exhausted. I was like, 'I am not making 35 today.' But, then I just told Jason, 'I am good, let me go.'"

Doncic and his fiancée Anamaria Goltes welcomed their first baby together on Friday.

Luka Doncic's performance:

Dallas Mavericks' 30-0 run:

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