Luka Doncic 'Decided' to Make His 61-Foot Heave Punctuating 53-Point Effort in Win over Blazers
Doncic scored 53 points and passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Allen Iverson on the NBA’s 50-point list.
- On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic made a 61-foot buzzer-beater, sparking a comeback victory against the Portland Trail Blazers as the Lakers secured a 124-118 win, their eighth victory in 10 games.
- Trailing by double digits, the game flipped when Doncic's shot shifted momentum, allowing Los Angeles to ride that wave into a dominant third quarter where Doncic outscored Portland all by himself.
- Averaging 40.1 points per game while hitting 49.8% of his shots, Doncic finished 17 for 33 with 53 points and secured his seventh consecutive game with at least 35 points.
- Lakers coach JJ Redick said, "Luka can do some things that maybe a handful or no one can do in basketball," while center Walker Kessler, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds, called it "fun basketball."
- This performance marks Doncic's 11th career 50-point game, tying Allen Iverson for 10th in league history, following a memorable half-court shot he banked in last month against the Warriors.
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Luka Doncic 'decided' to make his 61-foot heave punctuating
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers were trailing by double digits in the final seconds of a tough first half against Portland when Doncic took a few dribbles, stopped in the far free-throw circle and heaved a glorious 61-footer off the backboard and in. Doncic has done all types of magic during his spectacular start to the Lakers’ season, but this epic buzzer-beater was much more than simply the most memorable moment from …
Luka Doncic 'decided' to make his 61-foot heave punctuating 53-point effort in win over Blazers
Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers were trailing by double digits in the final seconds of a tough first half against Portland when Doncic took a few dribbles, stopped in the far free-throw circle and heaved a glorious 61-footer off the backboard and in.
Luka Doncic went on a rampage during the Lakers' game against the Blazers, upsetting the Los Angeles team's fans. The Slovenian superstar was ... The article Luka Doncic: Unimaginable buzzer beater three-pointer behind center in the Lakers – Blazers was published on NewsIT.
To awaken the Lakers after a first time lethargic thought of an unreal basket of Luka Doncic, able to score from well beyond half the field (about 19 meters away from the basket) on the mermaid of the second quarter to blow up his fans - including also "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen, also disbelieving in front of the prowess of the Slovenian. For Doncic at the top of the season by 53 points, dragging the Lakers to victory and first place in the We…
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