On December 26, Beijing time, Doncic scored 50 points, breaking 10,000 points in his career, and handed out 15 assists to help the Mavericks beat the Suns 128-114.
Doncic ended a Christmas full of NBA games with a stellar performance, shooting 16-of-25 from the field and 12-of-12 from the free-throw line. He surpassed his career 10,000 points in the first quarter and reached that milestone in 358 professional games, the seventh-fastest in NBA history.
Derrick Lively II had 20 points and 10 rebounds after missing four games with an ankle sprain, and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18 points in Dallas for the ninth straight game without Kyrie Irving (heel injury).
After giving the Suns the lead, the Mavericks went on a 17-4 run midway through the fourth quarter to pull the score away.
It was a tough away game and apart from 10,000 and 50 we won the game, so I'm really happy," Doncic said.
The Mavericks did everything they could to limit the efficiency of Booker and Durant, limiting their total shots to 25.
With both of the Suns' stars surrounded by defenders all night, Metu and Allen shared some of the pressure on the bench.
Allen scored 19 of 32 points in the third quarter to help the Suns recover from a 15-point deficit when he made 8-of-17 shooting from 3-of-17 shooting. Metu had 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds as Nurkic missed for the second time in a row.
The Suns have lost 9 of their last 11 games.
Doncic scored 39 points in his last win over the Spurs with a triple-double.
Doncic has been looking for shooting opportunities in this game, scoring 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter to give the Mavericks a 36-24 lead.
Doncic came back in the second quarter and hit a step-back three-pointer and found Derrick Jones Jr. for an aerial relay. Doncic had 24 points and eight assists as Dallas took a 64-54 halftime lead.
The Suns were disjointed offensively for much of the first half, missing 13 consecutive shots starting late in the first quarter. The Suns made 12 of 14 free throws in the first half to help the Mavericks catch up with Metu's 13 points.
I trust the players on this team," Booker said, who had 20 points and 10 assists. 'I would throw the ball at them every time but in the first half we just missed them. ”
The Suns started the third quarter with the ball moving well, taking advantage of the breakaway to gain open space while narrowing the Mavericks' lead to 75-71. The Suns took the lead thanks to Allen's three-pointer, but things got tense late in the third quarter when the Mavericks' Williams pulled Booker's jersey and came close to a heated confrontation.
The Mavericks took advantage of their big score to take an eight-point lead and extended Doncic's running score to 14 in the final seconds to push his score to 50 points and round off his special Christmas night. Article debut challenge Doncic