Luka Doncic makes NBA history in the first half of Mavericks-Warriors

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The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors go toe-to-toe in the first half of their contest. At halftime, the Mavericks led the Warriors 81-74.

Dallas built a big lead early, though Golden State got hot themselves and rallied back for a close contest. The Mavericks shot 12-of-25 on 3-pointers in the first half, with the Warriors following suit, shooting 18-of-32 from deep.

Shot production came at a high level. For the Warriors, Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield and Draymond Green all made a pair of 3-pointers each. For the Mavericks, Luka Doncic led the way with four 3-pointers. However, it was the rest of his play that led to a historic first half.

“Luka Dončić finished the first half with 28 points (9-12 FG, 4-7 3FG, 6-6 FT), 8 rebounds and 9 assists” Mavericks shared on social media. “Dončić remains the only NBA player to produce at least 28 points, 8 rebs and 9 assists in a half since play-by-play data was first tracked in 1996-97 (10-29-10 vs. UTA 12/ 6/23) ).”

The Mavericks and Warriors will have a high-profile second half to decide a winner between two hot-scoring offenses, and plenty more points are up for grabs.

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