NBA: Luka Doncic Records Historic First-Half Triple Double As Dallas Mavericks Thrash Utah Jazz

Slovenian basketball mega star Luka Doncic returned with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to record the first-ever 25-point first-half triple-double in NBA history. Doncic's heroics helped Dallas Mavericks beat Jazz by a 147-97 margin

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Updated on: 7 December 2023 10:41 am

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NBA mega star Luka Doncic played for just three periods against Utah Jazz on Thursday, but he returned with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and a historic first-half triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat Jazz by a massive 147-97 margin. (Basketball News)

It was Doncic's first-ever first-half triple-double and his 60th overall. In the process, he went past Larry Bird and is now in ninth place overall on the career list.

FIRST HALF TRIPLE-DOUBLE 🤯

Luka tallied a TRIPLE-DOUBLE of 29 PTS, 10 REB, and 10 AST in the 1H 😤

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The Slovenian basketball player went into the final 90 seconds of the second quarter with 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. He grabbed a rebound with 1 minutes and 11 seconds left on the clock, after a missed free throw by Keonte George. With 59 seconds left in the period, he passed one inside to Dereck Lively II, whose dunk led to Doncic's 10th assist.

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It was the first-ever 25-point first-half triple-double in NBA history. This is the second time in three games that Doncic has reached 40 points, and his fourth time overall this season.