CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers became the latest victims of Luka Doncic’s razzmatazz hop skiddly-doo.

The Mavericks’ prodigy recorded his 11th career triple-double, leading Dallas to a 131-111 win against the Cavaliers on Sunday night. It’s Cleveland’s first loss this season at newly renovated Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

A hilarious exchange between former Cavaliers star LeBron James and a Texas-based reporter, who acts like he’s from a different era, went viral late last week. James was asked facetiously how to contain the razzmatazz hop skiddly-doo of Doncic ahead of the Los Angeles-Dallas national TV showdown. James didn’t have an answer. On Sunday night, his old team didn’t either.

Breaking news: LeBron James not sure if the Lakers can stop Luka’s razzmatazz hop skiddily-doo. pic.twitter.com/nDwo0NZaa9 — Michael Mulford (@TheMulf) November 1, 2019

With a large Slovenian support group sitting behind the Mavericks’ bench, Doncic tallied 29 points to go with 15 assists and 14 rebounds in 34 minutes.

He became the first player in NBA history to record at least 29 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in back-to-back games. Just 20 years old, he is also now the youngest player ever to record consecutive 25-point triple-doubles.

“I really think he’s the future of this league,” the Cavs’ Kevin Love told cleveland.com after the game. “He’s unbelievable. Last year, I was extremely impressed with his game. He has taken it to a whole new level. In that fourth quarter, we were by our bench and they were shooting and I looked up at the score and saw his stats and I thought, ‘Man, that’s the most quiet 29, 15 and 14 I’ve ever seen in my life.’

“It just goes to show you how impressive he is. Nothing fazes him, nothing speeds him up, his shot has gotten better. He’s pretty much a magician.”

His second game in Cleveland -- one of the largest Slovene cities in the world -- Doncic delighted the fans who showed up to the arena with Slovenian flags and jerseys and silenced the boisterous home crowd with thrilling passes, step-back 3s and smooth finishes around the rim. With about five minutes left, the Cleveland faithful had seen enough, heading for the exits early.

Prior to the game, Cavs coach John Beilein said he wasn’t going to do anything out of the ordinary to defend the 6-foot-7 point guard -- despite a lack of size in the backcourt. That wasn’t true. Beilein tried small forward Cedi Osman early, hoping Osman’s size, strength and energy could pester the Mavericks’ young star. Rookie Kevin Porter Jr., at 6-4 and taller than Cleveland’s guards, tried his best while Osman was on the bench resting or in foul trouble. But Porter didn’t fare any better -- a tough ask for an unpolished teenager.

Doncic was too much. He set the tone for the Mavs. The rest of his teammates followed.

The resilient Cavs trailed by just four points heading into the final quarter. But while Doncic was watching from the sideline, the Mavericks opened on a 14-2 surge, pushing the lead to 15 points. They outscored the Cavs 41-25 in the fourth quarter.

“Just everything,” Love said. “A lack of communication was pretty apparent there in the fourth and that’s why they were able to get up to 41. They were getting to the bucket too easy, low man wasn’t there, second efforts weren’t there, didn’t get the 50/50 balls and they were taking -- and making -- a lot of 3s. On offense, we got too stagnant. That fourth was definitely an ugly quarter for us. Got out of hand."

Love led the way on offense for Cleveland. He scored 16 of his 29 points in a sharp first quarter, throwing figurative haymakers with Doncic all night.

Tristan Thompson recorded another double-double for the Cavs, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson also reached double figures, tallying 17 points off the bench.

Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman first started scouting Doncic when he was a 16-year-old rising star in Spain. Altman was sitting behind the basket in his usual spot Sunday night, flanked by other team executives. As Doncic shredded the Cavs’ improved defense, leaving them bewildered, Altman could only shake his head in awe. He had seen the Doncic show before.

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The Cavs will continue their two-game homestand on Tuesday night, welcoming the Boston Celtics to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

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