Doncic already historic and stronger than Williamson

Doncic record with Dallas

At 21, Luka Doncic set a new record in Dallas history on Wednesday. Against New Orleans, the Slovenian had 30 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists to bring the 127-123 victory to the Mavericks. It was the 22nd triple-double of his career, a record for the Texas franchise. And he only needed 122 games for that, a season and a half. He also became the second youngest player in history to finish a game on Wednesday with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Zion Williamson, 19, for his part chained for the first time in his career two games in two days ... for two narrow defeats, after the 139-134 defeat against Minnesota the day before. With 21 points and 6 rebounds, he once again displayed his talent, but that was not enough for the Pelicans.

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With this success, the Mavericks are still seventh in the Western Conference, far ahead of the eighth and close to 4th place, owned by Houston and which offers the advantage of the field in the first round of the playoffs. But they saw two of their direct opponents, Oklahoma City and Utah, win two precious away victories over low-ranking teams, Detroit (114-107) and New York Knicks (112-104) respectively. The Thunder was able to count on the 27 points of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as well as the 23 points and 9 rebounds of Dennis Schröder leaving the bench. As for Jazz, it again relied on its two all-star leaders, Donovan Mitchell (23 points, 8 assists) and Rudy Gobert (18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks).

Milwaukee takes revenge

In the East, Giannis Antetokounmpo held his rank. Muzzled by Miami (105-89) two days earlier, the Milwaukee Bucks and their Greek MVP took revenge on Indiana, defeated 119-100. With two points separating the two teams at halftime, Milwaukee woke up in the third quarter to make the hole, striking the Pacers 26-9. The "Greek Freak" finished with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, an encounter worthy of its standards. This is the 53rd victory in 62 games for Milwaukee, almost guaranteed to finish at the top of the Eastern conference.

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The fight in this conference mainly concerns the second place, occupied by the defending champion Toronto, but coveted by Boston and Miami. The Celtics, led by a great Jayson Tatum (32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), went to beat in Ohio Cleveland (112-106), still last in the conference despite the 41 points of Colin Sexton. Miami won the Florida duel between him in his hall in Orlando (116-113). After counting up to 15 points ahead in the second quarter, the Heat saw their lead melt but ultimately resisted Nikola Vucevic's 22 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.

Results of the night
Cleveland - Boston 106-112
Detroit - Oklahoma City 107-114
Milwaukee - Indiana 119-100
Brooklyn - Memphis 79-118
Miami - Orlando 116-113
New York - Utah 104-112
Minnesota - Chicago 115-108
Dallas - New Orleans 127-123 ap
Portland - Washington 125-104

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