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Luka Doncic scored a career-high 73 points (25-33 FG, 15-16 FT, 8-13 3PT), along with 10 rebounds, and 7 assists as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 148-143. Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points and 11 assists. The Mavericks snap a 3-game losing streak to improve to 25-20 as the Hawks move to 18-27. Luka Doncic is the fourth player (seventh instance) to record 73 or more points in a game, joining: Wilt Chamberlain – 4x (100, 78, 73 2x) Kobe Bryant – 1x (81 points) David Thompson – 1x (73 points) Luka Doncic tied Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson for the fourth-most points in a game in NBA history with his performance tonight. Wilt Chamberlain – 03.02.62, PHI v NY: 100 points Kobe Bryant – 01.22.06, LAL v TOR: 81 points Wilt Chamberlain – 12.08.61, PHI v LA: 78 points David Thompson – 04.09.78, DEN v DET – 73 points Wilt Chamberlain – 11.16.72, SF v NY – 73 points Wilt Chamberlain – 01.13.62, PHI v CHI – 73 points Doncic is just the second player of the group to shoot over 70% from the floor in the performance and the only player to shoot 75% or better: Doncic tonight: 73 PTS (25-33 FG, 8-13 3PT, 15-16 FT (75.8%) Thompson on 04.09.78 v DET: 73 PTS on 28-38 FG (73.7%) Luka Doncic becomes the third player in NBA history to record 70+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (since 1950-51, the first season assists were fully recorded): Luka Doncic tonight – 01.26.24: 73 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists Joel Embiid – 01.22.24, PHI v SA: 70 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists David Robinson – 04.24.94, SA v LAC: 71 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists With his 8 3PT FGs made on the night, Doncic is the only player to record 70+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists with multiple 3PT FG made in a game (Embiid and Robinson both made 1 3PT FG). Luka Doncic is the fourth player (seventh instance) to record 73 or more points in a game. Wilt Chamberlain – 4x (100, 78, 73 2x) Kobe Bryant – 1x (81 points) David Thompson – 1x (73 points) Luka Doncic tied Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson for the fourth-most points in a game in NBA history with his performance tonight. Wilt Chamberlain – 03.02.62, PHI v NY: 100 points Kobe Bryant – 01.22.06, LAL v TOR: 81 points Wilt Chamberlain – 12.08.61, PHI v LA: 78 points David Thompson – 04.09.78, DEN v DET – 73 points Wilt Chamberlain – 11.16.72, SF v NY – 73 points Wilt Chamberlain – 01.13.62, PHI v CHI – 73 points Doncic is just the second player of the group to shoot over 70% from the floor in the performance and the only player to shoot 75% or better.