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Luka Doncic's season has gotten off to a prolific start.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Los Angeles Lakers superstar is doing it all, but one thing he's doing at an exceptional level is scoring the basketball at home.
Through his first six home games since taking the floor this season, Luka has scored 236 points. That works out to 39.3 points per game.
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There hasn't been an NBA player to score that many points through his first six home games of a season since 1966.
That's when Rick Barry did it for the San Francisco Warriors.
OptaStats shared the stat on X on Friday:
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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBarry, of course, did that without a 3-point line. He also did it with his signature underhanded free throws, which he was so good at.
In his time, Barry was ahead of the game as a big forward who was a playmaker, not all that much unlike Doncic.
Of course, crossing eras this far makes it hard to compare anything.
But the fact that Doncic has done something as a scorer at home that hasn't been done in 59 years is remarkable, regardless. And it's hard to think Luka won't just keep it rolling.
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