Luka Doncic’s NBA career high is 73 points, achieved against the Atlanta Hawks on January 26, 2024, breaking his previous career high of 60 points, which he scored against the New York Knicks on December 27, 2022. Doncic was on an epic scoring tear against the Hawks, tallying a personal and franchise record 41 points in the first half alone.

He scored his 61st point in the fourth quarter of the game, having 57 points by three quarters alone. By the end of the quarter, Doncic scored his 70th point to match Joel Embiid’s 2023-24 NBA season scoring record, shortly hitting his 72nd and 73rd points with an and-one opportunity.

At 24, Doncic has tallied seven 50-point outings, just one away from matching LeBron James’ record for most 50-point outings before turning 25 among active players, surpassing Jayson Tatum on the list, who has six 50-point games so far.

In the 2023-24 NBA season, Doncic is averaging a career-high of 33.6 points on 48.2% shooting. He is making a career-high 37.3% of his 3-point attempts and has connected on 76.9% of his free throws, also a career-high.

Looking at his top five scoring feats, Doncic has recorded seven 50-point games, with his best scoring effort being against the Atlanta Hawks with 73 points. He took just 33 attempts while missing just eight shots all game, hitting eight 3s and 15 free throw points on the night. Doncic also had 10 rebounds and seven assists during the game.

Doncic became the 10th NBA player to score 70 or more points in a game and the second after Joel Embiid in the 2023-24 season. He’s the fourth player since the 2022-23 season to record a 70-piece, with Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard achieving the milestone in 2022-23.

His second-best scoring game was against the New York Knicks on December 27, 2022, where he tallied the only 60-point, 20-rebound, and 11-assist game in NBA history, taking only 31 attempts to get there, missing 10 shots, and hitting only 2-of-6 3-pointers.

His third-best scoring game was against the Detroit Pistons on January 30, 2023, dropping 53 points on 70.8% shooting. His previous career-high was 51 points, which he tallied against the LA Clippers on February 10 and matched against the San Antonio Spurs on December 31. Doncic also had two 50-point outings against the Houston Rockets on December 23, 2022, and the Phoenix Suns on December 25, 2023.