The Mavs star ties for the second-highest points total in mens basketball history. Slovenia also took the win from Argentina, now moving onto the quarterfinals on the 3rd of August.
Luka Doncic is a young athlete, only a 22-year-old rookie. He still has few years to show his best basketball, but the world did not have to wait. Argentinas coach acknowledged his prowess, having said Doncic was the best player in the world, including the NBA, two years ago.
Its hard to argue this statement, given Doncics performance on Monday at the Saitama Super Arena. The Mavs player made a spectacular debut at the Olympics, scoring 48 points, which tied him for the second-highest total scores in mens basketball history.
Doncic led Slovenia to a 118-100 win against Argentina. It was the first-ever Olympic game of Slovenia, and they already came close to history. The young star made 31 points in the first half, which put him in the same pace as Oscar Schmidt. Schmidt is a Brazilian Hall of Famer who scored 55 points in 1988.
He didnt have much to do in the second half, but they had already got the huge lead. There was still enough time for Doncic to break the record in the fourth quarter, but the star player wasnt interested. He said he doesnt care about records. They came to the Olympics for the win, and they did.