Luka Doncic scores 53 points on 24 shots for his fourth 50+ point-game of the season

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Luka Doncic returned to the court after a one-game absence with an ankle injury. The Mavericks star from Slovenia torched the Detroit Pistons for 53 points in a 111-105 Dallas win.

The effort was Doncic’s fourth 50-plus-point performance of the season and the fifth of his career. He owns more than half of the nine 50-point games in Mavericks history with a tally that isn’t likely to slow down anytime soon.

It was also the 19th 50-plus-point game of the current NBA campaign, tying the total for the entirety of last season with more than 1/3 of the league’s schedule remaining. It’s the second straight day with a 50-point game after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 on Sunday in a Bucks win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Croatian sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points for Detroit.

Italian forward Paolo Banchero had a noteworthy performance by scoring 29 points in a big win over Philadelphia 119-109. German Moritz Wagner added 22 points, while his brother Franz Wagner followed with 19.

In a big-man showdown, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis led the Sacramento Kings with 17 points and 13 rebounds to a win against Minnesota 118-111. French big man Rudy Gobert inked 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Israeli Deni Avdija with 25 points and Latvian Kristaps Porzingis with 17 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists led the way for Washington’s win over San Antonio 127-106.

NBA results

Philadelphia 76ers – Orlando Magic 109-119 (Banchero 29p, 8r, M. Wagner 22p, F. Wagner 19p)
Brooklyn Nets – Los Angeles Lakers 121-104 (Schroder 10p)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Sacramento Kings 111-118 (Gobert 19p, 14r – Sabonis 17p, 13r)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Golden State Warriors 120-128 (Dieng 2p)
San Antonio Spurs – Washington Wizards 106-127 (Sochan17p, Poeltl 7p – Avdija 25p, Porzingis 17p, 9r, 7a)
Dallas Mavericks – Detroit Pistons 111-105 (Doncic 53p, 8r, 5a – Bogdanovic 29p)
Phoenix Suns – Toronto Raptors 114-106 (Saric 11p)

Portland Trail Blazers – Atlanta Hawks 129-125 (Nurkic 12p – Bogdanovic 23p, Capela 10p, 15r)

STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 BOSTON	36	15	8-3
2 MILWAUKEE	33	17	9-2
3 PHILADELPHIA	32	17	7-3
4 BROOKLYN	31	19	5-6
5 CLEVELAND	31	21	4-6
6 MIAMI	28	23	7-3
7 NEW YORK	27	24	5-6
8 ATLANTA	25	26	7-4
9 WASHINGTON	24	26	1-10
10 CHICAGO	23	26	6-5
11 INDIANA	24	28	6-5
12 TORONTO	23	29	6-5
13 ORLANDO	20	31	5-6
14 CHARLOTTE	15	36	3-7
15 DETROIT	13	39	3-8

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	34	16	8-3
2 MEMPHIS	32	18	5-5
3 SACRAMENTO	28	21	7-4
4 LA CLIPPERS	28	25	7-4
5 GOLDEN STATE	28	25	2-10
6 PHOENIX	27	25	6-5
7 DALLAS	27	25	5-5
8 NEW ORLEANS	26	25	3-8
9 MINNESOTA	27	26	6-5
10 UTAH	26	26	6-5
11 OKLAHOMA CITY	24	26	7-3
12 PORTLAND	24	26	4-7
13 LA LAKERS	23	28	5-7
14 SAN ANTONIO	14	37	1-10
15 HOUSTON	12	38	2-9