Luka Dončić led the Dallas Mavericks to a 142:124 (69:65) away win over the Detroit Pistons with his next gala performance.
The Slovenian superstar scored 39 points, ten rebounds and ten assists on Saturday (March 9, 2024, local time). In the sixth game in a row, Dončić posted a triple-double, i.e. double-digit values in three categories and at least 30 points.
He is the first player in the history of the North American Basketball League with such a long streak. Russell Westbrook had previously played five such games in a row. The Mavericks had a hard time with the second-weakest team in the NBA until halftime, but then won the third quarter 35:23 and subsequently moved ahead by up to 25 points.
German international Maxi Kleber didn’t score any points in his 17 minutes on the floor, but did grab six rebounds. The Texans remain eighth in the Western Conference.
Schröder loses with the Nets in Charlotte
The Brooklyn Nets around world champion Dennis Schröder missed out on moving closer to the playoff places in the Eastern Conference. The team from New York lost to the Charlotte Hornets 99:110 (52:63) and still has four fewer wins than the tenth-placed Atlanta Hawks. Schröder scored twelve points, six rebounds and seven assists.
Theis contributed six points to the Clippers’ victory
Daniel Theis, however, achieved a comeback success with the Los Angeles Clippers. The world champion scored six points in the 112:102 (46:57) home win against the Chicago Bulls. The Clippers came back from an eleven-point deficit at halftime in the third quarter and won the game thanks to a strong final section. This leaves the Clippers in fourth place in the West.