On February 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and in a game that had ended, the Mavericks defeated the Raptors away from home, ending the losing streak. On his 25th birthday, Doncic once again put on an outstanding performance, becoming the ninth player in NBA history to score a triple-double on his birthday night, something that Jordan, James, and Kobe Bryant failed to do.
In the first half of this game, the two teams played back and forth, and the score was always tight; However, in the second half of the third quarter, the Mavericks' offense was still sharp, while the Raptors fell into a scoring drought, and the Mavericks took the opportunity to stretch the difference to double digits to lay the foundation for victory, although the Raptors narrowed the difference to single digits in the fourth quarter, but the Mavericks still relied on Doncic's assist to stabilize the situation, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Raptors 136-125.
In terms of personal data, Doncic scored a luxury triple-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming the ninth player in NBA history to score a triple-double on his birthday night, and the first player to score a 30+ triple-double on his birthday night.
The player who got a triple-double on his first birthday night was Oscar Robertson, who had a triple-double on both birthday nights. On November 24, 1962, on his 24th birthday night against the Lakers, he had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists; On his 27th birthday on November 24, 1965, he had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
The second is Darnell Walker. On March 9, 1990, on his 29th birthday night against the Celtics, he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists.
The third is Chris Webb. On March 1, 1997, on his 24th birthday night, he had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
The fourth is Kidd. In a game against the 76ers on March 23, 2001, on his 28th birthday, Kidd had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
The fifth is Boris Dior. On April 16, 2006, on his 24th birthday night against the Lakers, he had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.
The sixth is Iguodala. On January 28, 2012, on the 28th birthday night of the Pistons, he had a standard triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The seventh is thick eyebrows. On March 11, 2018, on his 25th birthday night, he had an alternative triple-double of 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.
The eighth is Jokic. On February 19, 2021, on his 26th birthday night, he had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.