DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second NBA player to record five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Miami Heat 114-108 on Thursday night.
Doncic matched Russell Westbrook, who had five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles in 2017 for Oklahoma City. The All-Star, who leads the league in scoring, also became the first player in history with four straight 35-point triple-doubles.
This was the first of those games that Dallas won, however. The Mavericks snapped a three-game skid.
“It’s great, especially when it comes with a win,” Doncic said.
Doncic shot 12 of 24 overall and 7 of 13 on 3-pointers in 40 minutes.
“I’ve always said we can’t take that young man for granted,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “You’re seeing something as rare as a Picasso.”
Kyrie Irving added 23 points for Dallas. The Mavericks trailed 101-100 before a 10-4 run that included 3-pointers by Doncic, Dante Exum and Irving.
Exum began the run with a 3 that just beat the shot clock. Doncic’s turnaround, step-back 3 also barely beat the buzzer after a wild scramble for the ball. After Terry Rozier hit from deep to pull Miami within 106-104, Irving made his 3 after a missed Dallas shot was touched by multiple players.
“The 3 (by Doncic) with no time on the shot clock — everybody just knows he was going to make it,” Kidd said. “But that dowith a heel injury.
The Heat announced that reserve guard Josh Richardson will miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury that sidelined him beginning Feb. 11.