US EditionLuka Dončić Historic March Leads Lakers to 14-2 Run
Dončić averaged 37.5 points and broke Kobe Bryant’s Lakers monthly scoring record while helping Los Angeles go 14-2 when he played.
- On Thursday, the NBA announced Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson as the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month for March.
- Both players fueled dominant team performances throughout March, with Doncic leading the Lakers to a 15-2 record while Johnson helped the Hawks secure a 13-2 finish.
- Doncic averaged 37.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.4 assists, joining Michael Jordan as one of only two players in NBA history to score at least 600 points in March.
- Johnson earned his first Player of the Month honor, becoming the first Hawk to win the award since January 2015 while averaging 22.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 8.5 assists.
- These performances position the Lakers for the third seed in the Western Conference and aid the Hawks in their pursuit of the fifth seed in the East as the regular season closes.
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Slovenian star Luka Dončić received the NBA Western Conference MVP of the Month award. In March, he averaged 37.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, placing him among the league's best players in numerous categories.
Luka Dončić was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for the seventh time in his career. The LA Lakers star scored 600 points in 16 games in March, or an average of 37.5 points per game.
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Luka Dončić was named Western Conference Player of the Month for his stellar performances in March, while Atlanta's Jalen Johnson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month.
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