Luka Doncic Calls Historic 42-Point Playoff Debut 'Terrible' After 11 TOs, Loss
Making history wasn't enough for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic.
The second-year guard scored 42 points in a 118-110 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, the most ever for a player in an NBA postseason debut.
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However, he called his performance "terrible," citing his high turnover numbers.
"I should never had like 11 turnovers," Doncic said, per ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. "That is 11 more possessions, imagine that. I think a lot of this game. I got to do way better than that."
The 2020 All-Star shouldn't be too hard on himself, though.
Since 1983-84, 12 players have turned the ball over 10 or more times in a postseason game, per Basketball Reference. Doncic joins a group that includes LeBron James, James Harden, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Magic Johnson.
He could certainly have worse company.
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