Mavs’ Doncic named Western Conference Player of the Month

Mavericks guard Luka Doncic was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in March, the league announced on Monday.

This is the second straight month he’s won the award.

Doncic, who won Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday, becomes the first player in franchise history to garner the award in consecutive months.

The five-time All-Star led the Mavericks to an 11-4 record in March, including an 11-3 record in his 14 appearances during the month, after averaging a 30-point triple-double (32.5 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 10.1 apg). Oscar Robertson (5 times) and Russell Westbrook (twice) are the only other players in NBA history to average a 30-point triple-double in a month (min. 10 games played).

He closed out the month by tallying 47 points (18-30 FG, 9-16 3FG), 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals in the club’s 125-107 victory at Houston on March 31. 

Doncic joins Boston’s Jayson Tatum (November 2023, February 2024) as the only players to win multiple Player of the Month awards this season. He helped Dallas wrap up the month by winning seven straight and 11 of its last 12 games. The Mavericks have gone 11-0 in their last 11 games with him in the lineup. Dončić totaled eight triple-doubles in March and now has 19 on the year – a new franchise single-season record.

He is averaging a league-high (career-high) 34.0 points (.489 FG%, .380 3FG%, .782 FT%), 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 9.8 assists (second in the NBA), a career-high 1.5 steals.

In addition to leading the NBA in scoring average, Doncic also leads the league in 20-5-5 games (55), 35-point efforts (30), 40-point outings (13), 45-point performances (6), 30-point triple-doubles (14), 35-point triple-doubles (10) and 40-point triple-doubles (2).

Dallas, who has won seven straight, will end their five-game road trip in San Francisco against the Warriors on Tuesday.