{"id":669871,"date":"2026-03-21T01:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669871\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T01:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:52:38","slug":"lakers-luka-doncic-continues-to-build-case-for-nba-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669871\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers&#8217; Luka Doncic continues to build case for NBA MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to acknowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/20\/sports\/luka-doncics-stopped-complaining-after-receiving-his-15th-technical-and-the-lakers-havent-lost-since\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lakers star Luka Doncic<\/a> as a top candidate for the NBA\u2019s MVP Award.<\/p>\n<p>And not just as someone whose name is brought up in the conversation when it\u2019s time to fill out the five-player ballot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because as The Post\u2019s Adam Schein sees it, it isn\u2019t just California dreamin\u2019 for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/19\/sports\/luka-doncic-leads-lakers-to-win-over-heat-helps-extend-streak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doncic and the Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe L.A. Lakers are a top-four team in the NBA,\u201d Schein said on Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cSchein Time.\u201d \u201cAnd if you don\u2019t believe that, or if you don\u2019t see that, you\u2019re a hater and you\u2019re a critic, and Luka Doncic absolutely has an unbelievable case here for the MVP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s no longer a candidate. I think we\u2019re talking about a real down to the wire, head to head with [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander] and Luka Doncic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Doncic, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/20\/sports\/lakers-luka-doncics-scored-100-points-in-25-hours\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who dropped a 60-piece in Thursday night\u2019s win<\/a> over the host Heat, is among the NBA\u2019s hottest players. <\/p>\n<p>He scored a combined 100 points in Wednesday\u2019s win over the Rockets and the victory against the Heat to continue his hot streak.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38848445\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP_Lakers_Heat_Basketball_66091-d7e9b-0-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lakers star Luka Doncic\" class=\"wp-image-38848445\"  \/>Lakers guard Luka Doncic is worthy of MVP consideration, The Post\u2019s Adam Schein said Friday. AP<\/p>\n<p>And the Lakers, who are on a season-best eight-game winning streak, have as good of a chance to compete for the NBA title outside of the Thunder, Spurs and Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>All while LeBron James, Austin Reaves and coach JJ Redick find their grooves in their respective roles for the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time to acknowledge Lakers star Luka Doncic as a top candidate for the NBA\u2019s MVP Award. 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