TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Luka Doncic's 79th career triple-double moved the Dallas Mavericks star past some impressive NBA talent.
Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double as the Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games with on Saturday.
This triple-double moved Doncic past Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden on the NBA鈥檚 all-time list and into sole possession of seventh place.
Next in Doncic鈥檚 sights? Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, who had 107 triple-doubles in his 19-year NBA career.
鈥淚 guess I鈥檝e got to sit him,鈥� Kidd joked of Doncic.
Don鈥檛 count on that. Doncic will go for his third straight triple-double when the Mavs face Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.
Doncic had 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds by halftime against the Raptors. He that gave Dallas a 70-54 lead at the break, and earlier threw a for a 3-pointer in the first.
Doncic reached his triple-double on a defensive rebound with 1:58 left in the third. He had 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Thursday鈥檚 win at Washington.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 an incredible feat for Luka,鈥� Kidd said of Doncic's move past Chamberlain and Harden. 鈥淲hen you talk about his skill set, filling up the stat sheet, he鈥檚 had two here, he can run them off. We always expect him to have a triple-double or we sometimes take him for granted for triple-doubles. I think right now you can see that he鈥檚 starting to get into a groove.鈥�
Doncic further impressed his coach by throwing several long assists against Toronto, including some from under his own basket.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just incredible, the ability, the strength to be able to throw it that far,鈥� Kidd said. 鈥淗e probably could have been a quarterback for the Cowboys.鈥�
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Ian Harrison, The Associated Press
