Career best

Dončić’s 73 is the best game of his career

Luka Dončić had 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 25 for 33 shooting in 45 minutes, and the Mavericks beat the Hawks 148-⁠143.

His Performance Score of +30.4 is the best of his 396 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the third-best game in the NBA this season, behind Jalen Brunson’s 50 points on Dec. 15 and Joel Embiid’s 70 on Jan. 22. His 73 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 13 more than his 60 against New York on Dec. 27, 2022.

He scored 23 of his 73 in the second quarter. He went 9 for 11 at the rim, 4 for 4 in the paint and 4 for 5 from mid-range. His 58 points from the field came on 33 shots, 21.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +28.8, was 50 points, 15 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks on 15 for 25 shooting in 44 minutes, a 128-⁠114 win at Phoenix on Dec. 25.

The game

Mavericks 148, Hawks 143Away, Jan. 26, 2024Box score and story ›

Luka Dončić

15-16 FT44:43 min

Points1st 182nd 233rd 164th 16

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (73; his best before, 50). Before this game he averaged 33.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists in 37 regular-season games.

Shot making: 58 points from the field on 33 shots21.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 10:58 leftchance to win 71% to 83%
Guarded by: Bey: 32 poss, 17 ptsJohnson: 26 poss, 21 ptsMurray: 19 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Johnson: 33 poss, 10 ptsBey: 26 poss, 2 ptsMurray: 11 poss, 7 pts
On the move: 3.00 miles3.74 mph on average112 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection6 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +30.491.2% true shooting41.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 26, 2024at ATL	W 148-143	45	73	10	7	1	0	25-33	8-13	15-16	4	+13	+30.4
2	Dec. 25, 2023at PHX	W 128-114	44	50	6	15	4	3	15-25	8-16	12-12	4	+16	+28.8
3	Dec. 27, 2022vs NYK	W 126-121	47	60	21	10	2	1	21-31	2-6	16-22	4	+7	+27.7
4	Oct. 27, 2023vs BKN	W 125-120	36	49	10	7	0	0	16-25	9-14	8-10	0	+9	+23.5
5	Dec. 31, 2022at SAS	W 126-125	37	51	6	9	4	1	18-29	6-10	9-15	0	+7	+23.3

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Mavericks 128, Suns 114Away, Dec. 25, 2023Box score and story ›

Luka Dončić

12-12 FT43:31 min

Points1st 172nd 73rd 144th 12

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (50; his best before, 49). Tied his season high in steals (4). Season high in blocks (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 32.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 38 points from the field on 25 shots11.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 10:18 leftchance to win 33% to 47%
Guarded by: Allen: 41 poss, 14 ptsOkogie: 14 poss, 12 ptsBooker: 12 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Gordon: 30 poss, 6 ptsOkogie: 21 poss, 0 ptsAllen: 12 poss, 8 pts
On the move: 2.76 miles3.56 mph on average116 touches
Hustle: 7 deflections7 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +28.882.6% true shooting34.7% usage