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Luka Doncic reached a milestone of 10,000 career points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 128-114 on Christmas Day.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Slovenian also recorded 50 points, 15 assists and six rebounds, plus eight three-point shots in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n
It was the sixth game in the regular season that Doncic, 24, had scored 50 points. <\/p>\n
He told ESPN he was “feeling good” after scoring 10,000 points in 358 games. <\/p>\n
Doncic is the joint seventh-fastest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000 target along with Bob McAdoo, while Wilt Chamberlain holds the record of 236 games.<\/p>\n
The win for Dallas was the team’s second in a row after losing their previous three games. Phoenix have now lost nine of their past 12 games. <\/p>\n
Mavericks’ Derrick Jones Jr added 23 points, Dereck Lively II had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tim Hardaway Jr scored 18 points. <\/p>\n
Also on Monday, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr recorded career highs with 31 points and 10 rebounds as the Miami Heat<\/b> secured a 119-113 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. <\/b><\/p>\n
Bam Adebayo added 26 points and 15 rebounds and Tyler Herro scored 22 points in Miami’s third consecutive victory. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n