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“I scored 73 and it was a lot” - Luka Doncic admits scoring 100 points is a task beyond his reach
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- “I scored 73 and it was a lot” - Luka Doncic admits scoring 100 points is a task beyond his reach
Given how skilled the modern-day NBA players are - manipulating defenses, drawing favorable foul calls and knocking down shots from well beyond the arc - it certainly feels like if there ever were an era capable of threatening Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point record, it would be this one.
With the rules favoring scores and scoring explosions becoming routine, names like Luka Doncic naturally enter the conversation. However, if the six-time All-Star is to be believed, even he thinks that milestone is unattainable.
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Doncic knows 100 points in a single game are a lot
While playing for the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Magic delivered one of the greatest scoring performances in the league's history. He dropped 73 points on 25-of-33 shooting from the field to lead his team to a hard-fought, gritty 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023-24 season. Interestingly, it was one of those rare games where both teams scored well over 140 points, yet every basket mattered.
Notably, Luka attempted 13 more shots than his career average of roughly 20.8 field goal attempts per contest - which is undoubtedly considered a massive usage spike even for a superstar of his caliber.
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But even that historic night pales in comparison to what Chamberlain accomplished during the 1963-64 season. He scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, when his Philadelphia Warriors scored 169 points and registered a win by a margin of well over 20 points. Not only did the seven-foot center attempt a staggering 63 field goals, but he also famously did not sit out for even a single second. That shows how much time he demanded and perhaps needed on the court and on the ball to log such a feat.
That's precisely why Luka called the feat "impossible" to attain even in today's time. Rotations, defensive schemes and shot distribution will simply never allow even a superstar to have that kind of volume, because it practically means shooting more than half of a team's total shots in a game.
"I don't think so ," Luka said when asked about scoring 100 points in a game by DeMarcus Cousins during the 2026 All-Star weekend. " I scored 73, and it was a lot. It felt like every shot went in but 100? It's just too much ."
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Such records can only be broken unconventionally
Another major factor is sportsmanship. In today's NBA, once a game is comfortably in hand, coaches typically rest their stars to avoid injury and preserve them. Chasing 100 points would likely require a player to ignore those unwritten rules. Additionally, as former three-time Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams recently suggested, breaking that record would mean going against "ethical basketball" - prioritizing an individual milestone over anything else.
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That said, this admission only shows that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar most likely would never be the one to chase Chamberlain's 100-point record, as Doncic knows it would require a night today's circumstances would never allow... So why even bother himself with the stress?
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Feb 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
