Luka Doncic posts first 60 point, 21 rebound, 10 assist game in NBA history

[True Dough]

I'm not the biggest basketball fan, but that "triple double" is MIGHTY impressive. Doncic is only 23 (he turns 24 in February) so he probably has a lot more greatness left ahead of him.

Doncic's 60 points tied the record for the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history, matching James Harden's 60 for the Houston Rockets in a Jan. 30, 2018, win over the Orlando Magic. Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain (twice) and Elgin Baylor are the only other players to grab at least 20 rebounds during a 50-point triple-double.

That earned Doncic a dousing from teammates armed with dozens of water bottles as he entered the locker room after the victory.

"To do something that's never been done before, that's hard to do," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "There's been some great players before him. Elgin Baylor and Wilt, he was in that class, and then he separated himself and made his own class."

As much as Doncic's statistics pop out of the box score, it's not necessarily shocking that he put up those kind of numbers. He is only 23 years old, but he already has six career 40-point triple-doubles, tying LeBron James for the fifth most in NBA history. Doncic has scored at least 50 points in two of his past three games, hitting the marker in Friday's road win over the Rockets.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35332307/luka-doncic-60-21-10-triple-double-rally-mavs-ot-win

[True Dough]

1. It also should be noted

Wilt Chamberlain put up a 53 point, 32 rebound, 14 assist game in 1968. Wilt was the MASTER of rebounds!

[AZSkiffyGeek]

3. Usually these records are for the "modern era"

Post 3-point line. Chamberlain would hold almost every record if his playing era was included - he got his scoring records without the three point shot.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. He Also Played Only 14 Seasons

By contrast, Kareem played 19.
Even if Wilt, now a defensive stopper, post distributor, and 3rd option (behind West & Goodrich) scored at the level he did his last 2 years, he'd have scored almost 6,000 more points & about 7,500 more rebounds.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

2. Doncic's career is off to a fantastic start!

As for Wilt, he was the master of everything on the basketball court except free throws. He even led the league in assists one season, a remarkable achievement for a center. And while he did struggle from the foul line, he once hit 28 of 32 free throws in a game- the one where he scored 100 points.

[True Dough]

5. The guy is a master strategist...

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