ESPN<\/a>, Doncic has scored at least 30 points in each of the Dallas Mavericks’ first seven games, the longest 30-point streak to start a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63. It’s a feat that has only been accomplished three times previously, twice by Chamberlain and once by Jack Twyman.<\/p>\nDoncic is averaging a league-leading 36.1 points per game. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, that is the third highest-scoring average through seven games in the last 60 seasons behind Michael Jordan (37.0 in 1986-87) and James Harden (36.6 in 2019-20).<\/p>\n
Doncic also had 11 assists, marking his fourth 30-point, 10-assist performance already this season. The rest of the NBA has combined for four such outings this season. Doncic broke Mark Aguirre’s franchise record for the longest streak of 30-point games.<\/p>\n
As Doncic noted, it’s a stark contrast to his sluggish start last season, when he admittedly reported to training camp out of shape.<\/p>\n
“I just know from last year I had to start better, because the way I started last year wasn’t acceptable,” said Doncic, who is shooting 51.4% from the floor. “I tried to learn from that and just do better than last year.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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