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Video Recap: Suns deploying ‘Luka Rules’ to hamper Mavericks’ effectiveness

On Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns trounced the Dallas Mavericks, winning by 20 points, 129-109. They accomplished this by allowing Luka Doncic to get his stats once more. The All-Star guard scored 35 points, bringing his series average to 40 points-per-game on 53.8 percent shooting, including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc.

Luka has averaged 33.5 points per game in the postseason during his career. That puts him in elite company, as it is now the highest all-time postseason scoring average, surpassing Michael Jordan. Granted, Jordan averaged 33.45 points per game over the course of 179 games.