On the same night that Joel Embiid of Yaounde, Cameroon exploded for 50 points in a 131-126 Philadelphia 76ers win over the Washington Wizards, the Dallas Mavericks won by 50 points in a 147-97 win over the Utah Jazz. In the process, the Mavericks delivered their third biggest win in franchise history.
The Mavericks star on Wednesday was Luka Doncic of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Doncic had an impressive triple-double, as he scored 40 points, and had 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He made 14 of 25 field goals, six of 12 three-point attempts, and six of eight free throws. Doncic was also an amazing +34. But he did not lead the Mavericks in plus/minus. Despite only scoring five points, guard Dante Exum of Melbourne, Australia was a career-high +40.
Five more Mavericks reached double digits in points. Kyrie Irving of Melbourne had 26 points, Tim Hardaway of Orinda, California had 17 points, Derrick Jones Jr. of Chester, Pennsylvania had 12 points, while guard Seth Curry of Charlotte, North Carolina and center Dereck Lively II of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania each had 10 points.
This was the third triple-double this season that Doncic had in a Mavericks win. He scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 126-119 Dallas win over the San Antonio Spurs on October 25, and then had 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists in a 125-110 Dallas win over the Memphis Grizzlies on October 30.
The biggest Mavericks win in franchise history came on November 13, 2014, as the Mavericks clobbered the Philadelphia 76ers by 53 points (123-70). Dallas also beat the Los Angeles Clippers by 51 points (124-73) on December 27, 2020. The 50-point win came four days after Dallas set a NBA record by scoring 30 straight points in a 126-120 Dallas loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 2.
With the win, Dallas improved to a record of 12 wins and eight losses. They are fourth place in the Western Conference.
