Luka Doncic is scoring at a historic pace this season, and there is one recent statistic that makes it even more mind-boggling.

The Los Angeles Lakers just won their 10th game out of the 12 they have played so far against the Atlanta Hawks. Luka Doncic had 32 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists, and five steals on the night. Shockingly, this brought down his scoring average.

The Slovenian has been in otherworldly form to start the season. Before this game he was averaging over 40 points per game, he is now down to just over 39. What is incredible is that he’s doing it at nearly 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range. However, there is one stat that makes it even more incredible.

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Luka Doncic had taken only 11 of his 221 shots before Hawks clash at the rim

The mathematics of scoring efficiency is simple. The closer you play to the basket, the better chance you have to be efficient with your scoring. For players who take jump shots at volume, high efficiency is not always possible.

So normally it would be safe to assume that averaging 40 points on 50 percent from the field would mean a lot of shots at the rim. However, as podcast host Sam Vecenie recently shared, Doncic is simply doing it differently.

“Luka has taken 221 field goal attempts,” the analyst said. “How many shots do you think he has taken at the rim? He’s taken 11 shots at the rim this season… According to Basketball Reference, Luka has taken 11 shots at the rim this season. He’s taken about five percent of his shots at the rim. And he’s still shooting 50 percent from the field… His shotmaking is on a different level than I’ve ever seen.”

Doncic’s bag is deep, he is the very definition of a three-level scorer. However, what this statistic truly shows is that he has mastered the midrange as well as the floater game to an absurd degree. If he can continue at this pace, Luka is on pace to deliver arguably the greatest scoring season in NBA history.