The Dallas Mavericks are certainly thankful to have Luka Doncic on their team. He proves on a nearly nightly basis why he is among the best players not only in the NBA but in the world, and he has been a big reason for Dallas’ recent resurgence.
The Mavericks are currently riding a four-game winning streak, which has pushed them back up the standings in the Western Conference with a record of 19-16. Doncic has once again put the team on his back during this stretch, putting together some masterful performances.
Doncic is just short of averaging a triple-double in the last four games and made at least 50 percent of his shots from the field and making a living at the foul line. That stretch includes a 50-point game and the most memorable 60-point game in NBA history.
On Tuesday night, the Mavericks needed all 60 of those points to defeat an undermanned New York Knicks squad who played excellently for 59:26 of the game before squandering a nine-point lead in the final 33.9 seconds. Doncic had a record-setting performance against New York, scoring 60 points with 21 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player to reach those plateaus in the same game.
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Doncic set some career highs while also breaking Maverick records in a game that will be remembered forever. That performance caught the attention of the basketball world and rightfully so.
Given how well he has performed, Doncic finds himself back atop the MVP ladder. According to BetOnline, Doncic is now the odds-on favorite for the MVP award once again at +270. He has moved just ahead of Jayson Tatum, who has +275 odds. Rounding out the top four is two-time defending MVP Nikola Jokic at +375 and Giannis Antetokounmpo at +500.
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This is a race that will likely go down to the wire as there are plenty of players deserving to be in the running. That list shows that there is a changing of the guard in the NBA and how international of a game that basketball has become as the league continues to grow globally.
