Superstar Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks came into Monday’s 127-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls riding some unprecedented triple-double streaks. He finished with 27 points, 14 assists, and 12 rebounds for a triple-double, but the score was too lopsided for him to stay in and hit the 30- or 35-point mark to extend his triple-double run. \

In his last game, Doncic helped lead the Mavericks to a 142-124 victory over the Detroit Pistons by collecting 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. This set the NBA record for the most consecutive 30-point triple-doubles (six).

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Even if the previous streaks came to an end, Doncic tied the NBA record for the most consecutive 20-point triple-doubles by recording his seventh straight such game. Only Michael Jordan and Oscar Robertson have ever accomplished this.

Doncic and Kyrie Irving were on the court to start the fourth quarter, but the Mavs were ahead 98-64 at the halfway point. By this point in the game, Doncic had amassed 24 points, 14 assists, and 12 rebounds. He only needed to add six more points to his illustrious streak.

Doncic made it look easy to dismantle the Bulls’ defence, often dishing out passes to his agile, rim-rolling big men while utilising his wide range of scoring options to reach to the desired areas on the court.

“He gets so many different things involved in the game. Not only himself, but his passing and his vision and manipulating defenses,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “So, it’s going to take all five [defenders] out there to really be on point.

“Whether it’s him in pick and roll or ‘iso’ [isolation] situations or post-ups, obviously any elite scorer generally does it by getting fouled and getting to the free-throw line,” Donovan continued. “He does that; he’s really good at generating free throws for himself, so you have to be really disciplined when you’re guarding him. Obviously, he’s strong and he’s physical, and he’s got a unique ability not only to get himself involved, but he can make the game easy for everyone else whether it’s generating catch and shoot threes for guys on the perimeter, or whether it’s finding their bigs on rolls for lobs. He obviously does a lot.”Doncic converted on a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, bringing his scoring total to 27 points. He missed multiple step-back 3-pointers with the chance to meet the mark before checking out of the game for the final time with 6:09 remaining in regulation.

Doncic led Dallas to a 2-1 record while averaging 37.7 points, 10.7 assists, and 10.3 rebounds in games played between March 4 and March 10. He was selected the Western Conference Player of the Week for those games hours before the game.

“I think he had a great week; the team has had a great week. We’ve had our struggles, but it just shows the character of the team – it shows Luka [Doncic] as a leader being able to play at the level that he’s playing at,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. “He’s had a great month in February, and now he’s won player of the week.”

In their upcoming game, the Mavs will make their one-game return to American Airlines Centre on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors.