Well, that was some way for Luka Doncic to introduce himself in his Olympic debut.
Doncic, who is now 14-0 at the senior international level, was spectacular all night as he led Slovenia to a 118-100 win over Argentina on Monday, finishing with a staggering 48 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 5 assists on 62 percent shooting in just 31 minutes.
He finished just seven points shy of Oscar Schmidt’s all-time Olympic record of 55-points, despite sitting out almost one quarter of the game.
It was a truly scintillating performance, and for your reading pleasure, we have collected the best reactions Twitter has to offer:
Luka Doncic getting ready to single handily win Slovenia a gold medal against stacked countries. pic.twitter.com/3nhzDl8dHQ
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) July 26, 2021
How Luka got more help playing with Slovenia than he do playing with the Dallas Mavericks??? 😂😂😂
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) July 26, 2021
Luka Doncic outscored all of Team USA's starting lineup by himself today lmao
Luka: 48 points
Team USA: 43 points— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) July 26, 2021
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Luka Doncic has 17 points for Slovenia. It’s the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/kr6oiP9qUS
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) July 26, 2021
Tremendo dominio del juego de parte de Doncic. 31 pts en un tiempo. Una bestia.
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) July 26, 2021
Olympic men's basketball scoring leaders update
1. Luka Doncic, 31 (in less than a half)
2. Evan Fournier, 28 (in a full game)— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) July 26, 2021
every other Olympic basketball team watching Luka Doncic and Slovenia pic.twitter.com/K4toctUYi7
— House Mavericks (@HouseMavericks) July 26, 2021
Team USA points scored in the 2nd half vs France: 31.
Luka Doncic points scored in the 1st half vs Argentina: 31. pic.twitter.com/REUR494WRb
— Jake (@JakeAndHoops) July 26, 2021
I don't know how you can watch Luka Doncic, and not think he's going to be the face of the NBA in the near future. The way he controls a game is amazing.
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) July 26, 2021
Luka Doncic’s NBA career-high is 46 PTS…..he already up to 48 in his #OlympicGames debut. Dawg
— Benyam Kidané (@BenyamKidane) July 26, 2021
Luka with Slovenia in the Olympics pic.twitter.com/19cTExe9tg
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) July 26, 2021
How Slovenia fans are feelin with Luka Doncic on the team #Luka #Olympics pic.twitter.com/Ntd0GaCB5t
— SportzStew (@sportzstewcom) July 26, 2021
They got 50-piece nuggets in Japan? pic.twitter.com/6NEbCzaEWb
— Master (@MasterTes) July 26, 2021
Luka Doncic playing with Slovenia right now pic.twitter.com/ZVbUi2dIG0
— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) July 26, 2021