Luka Doncic scored 41 points in the first half against Atlanta on Friday night to set a Dallas Mavericks franchise record for points in any half.
Doncic scored 23 points in the second quarter after opening with 18 points in the first.
The second-quarter outburst placed Doncic, who averages 33.6 points, on pace to challenge his career high of 60 points.
Doncic made 17 of 22 shots from the field, including 6 of 9 3-pointers, in the half.
The Mavericks‘ previous high mark for points in a half was 34 by Dirk Nowitzki in the second half against Utah on Nov. 3, 2009.
Doncic’s 41-point half is the 15th half with 40 or more points in the NBA’s last 25 years. It came just four days after Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points in the first half of a loss to Charlotte.
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