By now, it’s no secret that the Golden State Warriors are in the sunken place, but on Wednesday night, Luka Doncic — the Mavericks’ sophomore phenom — helped the team make the wrong kind of history.
Doncic recorded his seventh triple-double of the season and managed to accomplish the feat in record time. His 35-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist triple-double came in just 25 minutes of playing time. It was the least amount of playing time in which a player has recorded a 30-point triple-double in NBA history.
Even more impressively, Doncic’s magnificent effort helped him finish the game with a plus-minus rating of plus-45. The Mavericks pummeled the Warriors by a final score of 142-94. The 48-point loss was the worst loss the Warriors suffered since they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers by a final score of 126-70 back on April 21, 1973.
Interestingly enough, the 1973 defeat occurred in a playoff series that the Warriors would end up losing in five games.
Fortunately for them, Wednesday night’s obliteration at the hands of Doncic and the Mavericks was a regular season contest, so it only counts for one loss.
Golden State will have the opportunity to redeem themselves on Friday night when they pay a visit to the Utah Jazz.
