Luka Doncic had 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed the 5,000-point plateau for his career as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 110-90 Friday night.
With his seventh point of the game, Doncic, who played only 23 minutes, became the fourth youngest NBA player (22 years, 67 days) to reach 5,000 points. Only LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony were younger.
Luka Doncic is the 4th youngest player in NBA history to reach 5,000 points.
LeBron James – 21 years, 22 days
Kevin Durant – 21 years, 133 days
Carmelo Anthony – 21 years, 292 days
Luka Doncic – 22 years, 68 days pic.twitter.com/n4MWV7VZva— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 8, 2021
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points as the Mavericks (39-28) have won nine of their past 12 games. Josh Richardson contributed 18 points for Dallas.
The Cavaliers (21-46) have lost nine straight games and will host…
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