In the first half alone, Dallas Mavericks superstar tallied 31 points. This was Slovenia’s first-ever win at the Games.
Unless you decided to stay up late to watch the Slovenian men’s basketball team early Monday, you probably missed Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic putting on an absolute show to carry Slovenia to a 118 to 100 win over Argentina. The third-year NBA star finished the game with 48 points,11 rebounds and five assists in his, lifting Slovenia to its first-ever win at the Games. Doncic looked like a man among boys against Argentina, using his size and strength to get whatever he wanted in the paint, and using his patented step-back 3-pointer to sink shot after shot from long range. In the first half alone, he tallied 31 points, helping Slovenia to a 20-point lead after two-quarters of action. Doncic barreled his way into the paint for easy buckets around the rim, flicked behind-the-back passes to teammates for flashy assists, fought in the paint for boards and even got a block toward the end of the game with the win already in hand. It wasn’t too dissimilar from what we’ve seen from the 22-year-old All-Star in his three seasons with the Mavericks, earning him the moniker „Luka Magic“ for his dazzling play. But this performance was more than just another high-scoring Doncic performance. His 48 points tied him for the second-most points scored in an Olympic basketball game ever, sharing that feat with Australia’s Eddie Palubinskas, who also put up 48 points against Mexico in 1976.
