The 2025-26 NBA season has given Lakers fans plenty to cheer about, and much of it comes down to the chemistry between Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. When these two share the floor, the Lakers’ offense reaches another level.
Together, they’ve produced an incredible offensive rating of 124.6 points per 100 possessions, the highest ever recorded in NBA history for a duo.
That kind of efficiency doesn’t happen by accident. Doncic’s vision and scoring touch blend perfectly with Reaves’ smart off-ball movement and ability to create under pressure.
Their complementary styles make the Lakers’ attack look effortless, with crisp passes, quick rotations, and high-percentage looks that keep defenses guessing.
Whether it’s Doncic setting up step-back threes or Reaves capitalizing on defensive lapses, the results speak for themselves.
This pairing is redefining what offensive flow looks like in Los Angeles.
If they keep this up, the Lakers might just have found the formula for a serious playoff run.
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It reminds me of Luka-Kyrie except I think Austin is better at playmaking, which makes it even more lethal in my opinion.
Defense wins Championships! Harrison, Nico
It’s crazy how much better our offense look when Austin is on the floor with Luka. Its crazy how people wanted (and some still want) Austin to be traded. We NEED his offense.
If we can eventually fill out the starting lineup with defenders/athletes, we’ll be just fine. It might take a couple of transaction cycles but I believe we will get there
Good
But but they said we have to get rid of Austin because the backcourt doesn’t work?? Lol
Which duo are the 2nd best, and what’s their offensive rating?
Would appreciate it if you could also round out the rest of the top 10 duos with the highest offensive ratings.
Luka and AR
Best backcourt in the league
imagine these 2 with an entire season of working together, exciting times for LA!
At this rate AR might never stop improving.
I did NOT have this kind of an all time stat on my bingo card, atleast this early in the season.
isnt it cool that the mavs were like “nah, we dont want to get more for Luka…”
OMG…this team WITH LeBron is gonna be a PROBLEM
Dreaming of a team with Luka and AR surrounded by 3 and D athletic players recipe for championships
Never worry about offense with Luka on your team.
Trade reaves they don’t fit together. /s
Has anyone noticed that Austin is even starting to play more like Luka? He’s definitely incorporated the deceleration into the paint that Luka likes to use
I would be more interested in the NET ratings instead of only offense. They are both excellent offensive weapons, and we know… ,but are they truly positively impactful together when factoring defense too? Where would they stand relative to the other duos (Shai / Jdub, Murray / Joker, etc.)? Cherry-picking only offense is not enough to tell if they are the best, or one of the best, duos in the league.
but people were telling me their skill sets overlap so we have to trade AR. When Luka has always had a shot creator beside him I was pretty shocked his fans came with this mindset lol
You surround Luka with only play finishing you end up with that hawks game btw..which was nasty offense.
Regular season coMVPs incoming
Telling you bro. People are so spoiled here in LA. Go look at yesterdays GSW game and you’ll see how important a player like AR is for ANY team. Fuck giving him up. Crazy peeps
We need this consistency when the playoffs start
Now imagine Bron as the glue guy like how Draymond is, but can actually shoot and pass so much better.
All hail LUKAR
Those poor Mavs fans. Brutal.