On January 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Mavericks played away against the Hawks, in the absence of Irving, Doncic led the team to open the super scoring mode, he hit 41 points in the first half to create a half-time scoring record in team history, and the whole game was 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, creating a series of records to play the strongest offensive performance in his career, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Hawks 148-143 to end a three-game losing streak, and the Hawks swallowed four consecutive defeats.
1. Doncic's 41 points in the half set a half-time scoring record in Mavericks history, surpassing Nowitzki's previous half-time record of 34 points.
2. Doncic is 50+ for the 7th regular season in his NBA career, ranking 15th all-time.
3. Doncic has scored 50+ points 7 times, ranking first in Mavericks team history, far exceeding the sum of the second to fourth in team history, namely Nowitzki (2), Jem Jackson (1), and Jamal Mashburn (1).
4. Doncic set a record for the highest points in the season, and the previous season high was 50 points.
5. Doncic has scored 50+ 7 times before the age of 25 (24 years and 333 days), the fifth most in NBA history, second only to Chamberlain (13 times), Jordan (9 times), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James (8 times).
6. Doncic set a career scoring record, with a previous career high of 60 points.
7. Doncic has scored 60+ points twice in his career.
8. Doncic set a new record for players scoring at the Hawks' home court, the previous record was 55 points (set in 1972).
9. Since the 1997-98 season, only three players have hit at least 16 shots in the half, the other two are: Kobe Bryant (January 23, 2006, Dragon Slaying Night), who hit 18 in the second half; Jennings (55 points against the Warriors on Nov. 15, 2009) hit 17 in the second half.
10. Booker and Doncic became the fifth pair of 60+ players on the same day in history.
11. Booker and Doncic became the second 60+ performance in a week, the previous time was on January 23, Embiid scored 70 points and Towns scored 62 points.
12. Doncic was 70+ for the first time in his career.
13. Doncic set a record for the highest score in active service.
14. Doncic became only the second player in NBA history to score 60+ multiple times before the age of 25, the other being Michael Jordan (also 2 times).
15. Doncic is the first player in NBA history to score at least 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
16. Doncic is also the third player in history to score at least 70 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game, the previous two being David Robinson and Embiid.
17. Doncic became the 10th Mr. 70+ in history, and before Doncic, players who have completed 70+ feats are Chamberlain (1 100 points, 1 78 points, two 73 points, 1 72 points, 1 70 points), Kobe Bryant (81 points), David Thompson (73 points), David Robinson (71 points), Lillard (71 points), Mitchell (71 points), Elgin Baylor (71 points), Booker (70 points) and Embiid (70 points).
18. Doncic's 73 points set a new single-game record for active players held by Mitchell and Lillard, and the fourth highest in NBA history!
19. Doncic became the 8th player in NBA history to be able to score 60+ multiple times, and before Doncic, players who have completed 60+ feats many times are Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (6 times), Lillard (5 times), Jordan (4 times), Harden (4 times), Elgin Baylor (3 times), and Towns (twice).
20. Doncic set a new record for the highest score in team history.
The two sides met for the first time of the season, Irving was out again due to a thumb injury, and Doncic was forced to turn on the single-core team mode again, and he ushered in the offensive mode with the Hawks' backcourt two-gun Trae Young and Murray. In the case that the Hawks used team offense to attack, Doncic turned on the individual main offense mode and staged a confrontation with the Hawks.
Doncic played 10:03 in the first quarter, and he contributed 8-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and blasted 18 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, almost single-handedly supporting the team's offense. In the first quarter of the game, the rest of the Mavericks combined for only 9 points, and the Hawks suppressed it with team offense, and the Mavericks led by Doncic trailed the Hawks by 4 points 27-31 in the first quarter.
Doncic continued to maintain super offensive firepower in the second quarter, he played all 12 minutes of the second quarter, Doncic maintained 8 of 10 shooting in the single quarter, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 23 points in a single quarter. As a result, Doncic played 22 minutes and 03 seconds in the first half, and had already shot 16 of 21, including 5 of 8 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, and blasted 41 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, which has set a half-time scoring record in the history of the Mavericks. Doncic led the Mavericks to a three-point three-point tie at 66-66 in the first half.
Doncic continued to maintain strong offensive firepower, and he continued to score 4-of-6 in the third quarter, including 2-of-3 three-pointers, plus 6-of-6 free throws, to score another 16 points in the third quarter. Doncic shot 20 of 26 in the first three quarters, including 7-of-11 three-pointers and 10 free throws, and blasted 57 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, setting a new personal season scoring record.
Doncic led the Mavericks to a six-point lead at 42-36 in the third quarter, leading the Hawks to maintain a 108-102 lead in the first three quarters. When Doncic blasted 57 points, only Green scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 3 three-pointers. As for the Hawks, four players have scored in double figures, three of which have scored 20+, namely Johnson with 20 points, Trae Young with 21 points and 11 assists and Bogdan with 22 points, and Murray with only 11 points.
Doncic continued to score in the final quarter, setting a career-high 60 points for his previous career, as the Hawks continued to cling to the score. Doncic also broke 70+ points in the final period, and also set a record for the highest score in the active game, leading the Mavericks to narrowly defeat the Hawks and refuse to cut air.