You can look this up. It’s a rule, somewhere, I’m sure.
Whenever a Maverick scores 50 or more points, the next day’s takeaways have to be all about that player. No exceptions.
So with that explainer, here’s our morning-after, second-chance points about Luka Donu010diu0107 and his outrageous 51-point night Thursday that spearheaded the 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
THE NUMBERS: The 51 points were tied for the second-most in a game in Mavericks’ history. And tied for the most in a regulation game. Dirk Nowitzki also had a 51-point game in 2006.