US EditionCould Lakers Star Luka Doncic Average 40 Points for the Season?
Doncic scored 44 points with 12 rebounds and six assists to lead the Lakers past Memphis, matching Chamberlain's record with three straight 40-point season openers.
- Returning to the lineup in Memphis, Luka Doncic scored 45 points as the Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-112, marking his third straight 40-point game.
- Having missed three games with a sprained finger on his left hand and lower left leg contusion, Luka Doncic flew separately Thursday to rejoin the team after Austin Reaves carried the Lakers.
- Supporting the comeback, Luka Doncic led L.A. with 12 rebounds and six assists as Austin Reaves averaged 40 points on 50% shooting during Doncic's absence.
- The totals show Luka Doncic has 136 points in his first three games, joining only two others to score 125+ and averaging 45.3 points, the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2007.
- Marcus Smart reacted by calling Doncic's play `Fantasticness`, and when told Reaves thought 40 was within reach, Doncic said with a smile `Austin's stupid`, with teammates expecting more 40-point games.
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Luka Dončić opened the NBA season with three consecutive games with at least 40 points, a feat only achieved by the legendary Wilt.
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Could Lakers star Luka Doncic average 40 points for the season?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Luka Doncic scored 44 points in his return to the floor from a three-game injury absence during the Lakers’ 117-112 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at FedExForum, the 26-year-old star guard joined Wilt Chamberlain in the league’s history books for his start to the season. The question after his performance – and one Doncic and multiple teammates of his have addressed – is whether he can join the Hall of Fame …
Luka Doncic returned after three games for injury and added 44 points in victory against Memphis
NBA: Luka Doncic matches Wilt Chamberlain's scoring mark
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Luka Doncic reaching the 40-point mark in a game is becoming a common theme through the early weeks of this season. Doncic, returning after missing three games with injuries, had 44 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 117-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, topping 40 for his third straight game to start the season. READ: NBA: Luka Doncic returns, rallies Lakers past Grizzlies Luka Dončić in his return to t…
Luka Doncic has come back, and he has done it big time. After missing the last three games with the Lakers for a sprain on a left hand finger and a contusion on the lower left leg, it was expected that he would not reappear until at least this Sunday to receive Miami Heat in Los Angeles. But those plans blew up, literally, because at the last moment the angeline crack felt strong and flew solo and separately to Memphis, where he was the best in …
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