Nearly after a year after the shocking trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers, Luka Doncic reminded the NBA how crazy it was for the Dallas Mavericks to deal him away.
Doncic scored 46 points with 11 rebounds and 7 assists in the Lakers’ 129-118 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Monday night. It was his eighth 40-point effort of the season.
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Per the NBA, Doncic’s performance put him with Kobe Bryant as the only players in Lakers team history to tally 45 or more points, 10 or more assists and five or more 3-pointers in a single game.
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The scoring outburst began with 14 points in the first quarter. After a quiet second, Doncic exploded for 19 points in the third quarter. And he added 13 more during the final 12 minutes of the Lakers’ win. Doncic shot 15-for-25 from the floor, including making 8-of-14 3-pointers.
LeBron James added 24 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists, while Rui Hachimura scored 23 points off the bench. The Lakers improved to 28-17 with the win, just a half-game behind the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference’s No. 5 spot.
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