For much of the night, Luka Doncic was a nonfactor.
The Dallas Mavericks’ 19-year-old rookie had 10 pedestrian points through the first 37 minutes against the Houston Rockets Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
And then, everything changed. With the Mavs trailing by eight points and 2:49 left on the clock, Doncic turned in one of the most impressive moments of his young career. He scored 11 consecutive points to turn the eight-point deficit into a jaw-dropping 107-104 Mavs’ win in front 20,000 stunned but mostly delirious fans.