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Luka Dončić Drops 48 in Olympics Debut as Slovenia Routs Argentina

It didn't take long for Luka Donu010diu0107 to make his mark on the NBA stage. So it should come as no surprise that, in his Olympics debut, he made history.

Donu010diu0107 scored 48 points as Slovenia coasted to a 118-100 victory over Argentina on Monday. It was Slovenia's first-ever Olympics appearance and another star-making entry for one of basketball's most exciting players.

Donu010diu0107's 48-point outburst ties him with Australia's Eddie Palubinskas for the second-most in a single game in Olympics history. He trails only Brazil's Oscar Schmidt, who scored 55 points at the 1988 Games against Spain.