{"id":866982,"date":"2026-10-25T00:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T00:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/866982\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T00:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T00:03:13","slug":"luka-doncic-gets-honest-after-two-games-with-walker-kessler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/866982\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic gets honest after two games with Walker Kessler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luka Doncic is clearly having fun playing alongside the Los Angeles Lakers<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000027\" data-name=\"Los Angeles Lakers\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Los Angeles Lakers\"><\/a>\u2019 new big man, Walker Kessler<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002889\" data-name=\"Walker Kessler\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Walker Kessler\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through two games in the 2026-27 NBA season, Kessler has done nothing but show that he can deliver the goods for the Lakers, and Doncic appreciates that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnbelievable, honestly. We know what we\u2019re getting, I\u2019m not surprised by how he\u2019s playing,\u201d Doncic said about Kessler following the Lakers\u2019 125-117 win on Friday over the Los Angeles Clippers<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000028\" data-name=\"Los Angeles Clippers\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Los Angeles Clippers\"><\/a> at Crypto.com Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe knows how to play this game, he played for a long time. I\u2019m not surprised but the fact that he\u2019s doing it, just proving a lot of people wrong is just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luka Doncic on Walker Kessler after 2 games with him:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unbelievable, honestly. We know what we\u2019re getting, I\u2019m not surprised by how he\u2019s playing. He knows how to play this game, he played for a long time. I\u2019m not surprised but the fact that he\u2019s doing it, just proving a lot of people wrong is just unbelievable&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oh No He Didn\u2019t \ud83e\udd2f (@ohnohedidnt24) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ohnohedidnt24\/status\/2113870856447209840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against the Clippers, Kessler scored 22 points on 10\/14 shooting from the floor and added eight rebounds. He was also quite a defensive presence at the rim in the contest, swatting away six shots with three steals in 35 minutes. That performance followed his huge Lakers debut on Wednesday, when he made all 12 shots from the field for 26 points while recording nine rebounds and two blocks in a 127-105 home win over the Golden State Warriors<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000026\" data-name=\"Golden State Warriors\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Golden State Warriors\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doncic will always be the man for the Lakers, but having someone like Kessler around elevates not just his playmaking ability but the Lakers\u2019 overall ceiling as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic is clearly having fun playing alongside the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 new big man, Walker Kessler. 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