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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Tonight, Luka Doncic made another entry into the NBA history books. His tremendous and undeniable feat has shocked the NBA world. They have heaped praise upon the Dallas Mavericks?star. From Pau Gasol to Kevin Garnett, to Trae Young and DeMar DeRozan, and many more, it seems like Doncic is the man of the moment. The 23-year-old Slovenian has been in exceptional form this season and the latest game against the New York Knicks was no different.

Luka Doncic finished the night with an incredible 60 points, coupled with 21 rebounds and 10 assists. No other player, not even Wilt Chamberlain, can boast of such a feat. This is in fact the first ever 60-20-10 statline in NBA history.

The NBA world lauds Luka Doncic

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From players to fans, it looked like everyone was blown away by ‘Luka Magic’. And rightly so. His incredible stats tonight compelled people to take notice of his strong MVP credentials.

Here are some of the reactions from the NBA world on Twiter:

The three-time All-Star entertained the crowds with his bag of tricks. From passing the ball to Reggie Bullock without looking in the first quarter, to intentionally missing a free throw, to forcing the game into overtime, Doncic fired on all cylinders. The Mavericks went on to take the win 126-121 in the end.

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This season has been dominated by Doncic dropping multiple 30+ point games?and setting records with key metrics.

Doncic’s run for the MVP

Luka Doncic has always been in the MVP chatter, but his possibility to win it this season is quite plausible.

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According to Bleacher Report, “Doncic is scoring more and finishing a higher percentage of plays himself than ever before.” Just in his first six games, Luka Doncic became the first player in the league’s history to score 200 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists.

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They also concluded,?“If Doncic sustains a handful of the stats he’s put up to this point, he could probably play defense all year with one shoe on and still hoist his first MVP trophy. He’s been that great.

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