On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played their final game of the preseason when they lost to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 117-116.

Luka Doncic put up 31 points, five rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block while shooting 8/16 from the field and 6/11 from three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.

The Lakers finished the preseason with a 1-5 record in six games.

How Did Fans React To Luka Doncic Putting Up 31 Points?

Here’s what fans are saying about Doncic’s performance:

@BronWorld: “Best PG in the league”

@womanizerking: “His 3 point shot might be over 50 percent this season”

@Dashytwo: “MVP is his this year with LeBum out”

@PrestonEar38253:“Luka will always do crazy numbers no doubt, the real question is will he finally play defense on the Lakers?”

@LukaGotMagic: “Getting doubled and full court pressed the entire game aswell”

@ImDahDude_23: “I really hope Luka gets this Lakers team off to a good start this season. Its going to get so nasty if it goes bad. I dont think hes ready for the storm thats going to come lol”

@MurrayBetta: “12 ft’s btw.”

@lebron_sccp: “Luka Dončić is gonna have 35/8/9 when LeBron debuts in the season. And he’s probably gonna keep it close to that even so.”

@BronGotGame: “This is gonna be the regular every night, y’all done woke up a monster this season”

@MaxV1478302: “LUKA MVP DONČIĆ”

Doncic is going into his first full season as a member of the Lakers.

He finished last year with averages of 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 43.8% from the field and 37.9% from three-point range in 28 games (with Los Angeles).

The Lakers will be without LeBron James to start the 2025-26 season.

They will play their first game on Tuesday when they host Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.

Last season, Doncic and the Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs (in just five games).

During the 2024 season, Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years.