Luka Doncic surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points through his first two career playoff games
Doncic after the game: I mean we got a win. That’s all I care about.
Luka Doncic has scored 70 points (in 66 minutes on the court) in his first two career playoff games.
The Slovenian superstar surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Per Essentially Sports, Last game, he broke the record for the highest points on playoff debut. Tonight, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the 1st player (since the NBA-ABA merger) in NBA playoff history to score 70 points through his first 2 career playoff games. George Mikan scored 75 in his first two playoff games for the ABA back in 1949.
After the game, Doncic was asked how he felt about breaking a record again and also passing Kareem. Doncic didn’t care much about the record. He said, "I mean we got a win. That’s all I care about. That’s great stats, but we got a win. I knew we could get a win. We were already able to fight these guys and we showed up today."