Luka tops Magic, 2nd-fastest to 50 triple-doubles

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic bushed Los Angeles Lakers fable Magic Johnson to the 50 triple-double milestone by a game.

Doncic's 33-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist show successful Friday's 127-99 triumph implicit the visiting Denver Nuggets made him the 10th subordinate successful NBA past to grounds 50 vocation triple-doubles.

Doncic accomplished the feat successful his 278th vocation game, 1 less than it took Johnson. Only Oscar Robertson (111) needed less games to get 50 triple-doubles.

"He's already rewriting the grounds book," said Mavs manager Jason Kidd, who took 649 games to grounds 50 triple-doubles successful his playing career. "That's beauteous cool. ... Oscar is beauteous special, truthful present to beryllium close determination down Oscar being 2nd fastest to 50 conscionable shows you however peculiar helium is."

It was besides the 25th clip that Doncic has scored astatine slightest 30 points successful a triple-double. That ranks 5th successful NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, trailing lone Robertson, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James and James Harden.

The 23-year-old Doncic, who is starring the league successful scoring, has 4 30-point triple-doubles successful 14 games this season. The remainder of the NBA has combined for lone one, by Toronto's Pascal Siakam.

As usual, Doncic didn't person overmuch to accidental astir joining exclusive humanities statistical company, thing that he's done connected a regular ground during his five-year NBA career.

"It's amazing," Doncic said. "Every clip you inquire me, I person the aforesaid answer. It's a pleasure. I'm conscionable truly gladsome that I'm present and doing this."