In last nights game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107 had exchange with Bulls forward Matas Buzelis that anger Don\u010di\u0107, motivating him to have a 51 point night<\/p>\n
In the Los Angeles Lakers 142-130 victory over the Chicago Bulls, their fourth straight win, guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107 exploded for a Lakers career high 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists while going 17\/31 from the field and 9\/14 from 3.<\/p>\n
After going 4\/11 from the field with 12 points in the first quarter, Don\u010di\u0107 took his performance to the next level, shooting 5\/6 from the field with 12 points in the second quarter, then had 17 points in the third quarter and capped off his night with 10 points in the fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s playing as well as anybody in the NBA right now,\u201d Lakers Head Coach JJ Redick said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably not being talked about enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8 LUKA ERUPTS FOR 51 POINTS \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
51 PTS
10 REB
9 AST
3 STL
9 3PM<\/p>\n
He joins Kobe Bryant and Austin Reaves as the only players in Lakers franchise history to record 50+ PTS, 10+ REB, 5+ AST, and 5+ 3PM in a regular season game. pic.twitter.com\/DTC6f5NHYN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The reason Don\u010di\u0107 took off in the second quarter could be that he and Bulls forward Matas Buzelis had an exchange that got under Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s skin. Postgame, Don\u010di\u0107 didn\u2019t elaborate on what was said, but he took offense to it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not gonna say what he said, but if I said that, I would definitely get a tech,\u201d Don\u010di\u0107 said.<\/p>\n Buzelis, a 21-year-old in his second year in the NBA, was also asked about the exchange between the two and also didn\u2019t elaborate on what was said, but did say Don\u010di\u0107 had said something to him first.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d rather not say what I said,\u201d Buzelis said. \u201cBut he said something to me first. That\u2019s why I had to respond. I\u2019m not going to say what he said either. But I feel like I responded to what he said.\u201d<\/p>\n Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n After the exchange, Don\u010di\u0107 would gesture towards Buzelis after every shot he made. <\/p>\n After last night\u2019s performance, Don\u010di\u0107 is now averaging a league-leading 32.9 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 8.5 APG, and climbed back up to fourth in the NBA\u2019s MVP rankings.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say, honestly,\u201d Buzelis said. \u201cHe started killing, obviously, when I started talking to him. I don\u2019t back down from anybody, no matter who you are. I took on the challenge. I didn\u2019t execute.\u201d<\/p>\n LUKA DONCIC OVER THE LAST 4 GAMES:<\/p>\n 40.3 PPG ABSOLUTELY UNREAL NUMBERS. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 https:\/\/t.co\/9wO7HPpIAB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3GWlYlWN6E<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n
9.5 RPG
7.3 APG
2.5 SPG
1.0 BPG
50.5% FG
44.6% 3P
85.7% FT
35.4 MPG<\/p>\n