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Luka Doncic dropped game-high 39 points for the Mavericks but it wasn’t enough for his team to beat the Pacers.

The game was played on the birthday of the Slovenian superstar. Indiana’s head coach Rick Carlisle, who was Doncic’s first coach in the NBA, was asked if get a gift to his former player.

“I brought him Haliburton tonight,” he said in response, referring to Tyrese Haliburton who led the Pacers with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.