What happened
Luka Dončić scored 53 in Friday’s 124-118 win over Portland, including a three-quarter-court buzzer-beater and a 20-15 third-quarter edge by himself.
He is averaging 40.1 points, has made at least five threes in seven straight games, and helped push the Lakers to 8-2 atop the West.
LINEUP CONTEXT
His usage is driving elite on-ball creation, so Los Angeles’ offense may keep running through him unless the scoring pace cools.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: The numbers behind Luka Dončić's historic start are entering the realm of ridiculous — CBS Sports ↗