US EditionLuka Doncic's 45-Point Triple-Double Carries Lakers Past Jazz
Doncic recorded his league-best sixth 40-point game with 45 points and a triple-double as the Lakers overcame defensive issues to win their 19th game of the season.
- On Thursday night at the Delta Center, Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for a triple-double, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz.
- Defensive issues surfaced as the Los Angeles Lakers struggled with perimeter containment while the Utah Jazz shot 70% in the opening quarter and scored 78 points in the first half.
- Late in the fourth, Luka Doncic made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Lakers their largest lead, all five starters scored double digits, and Rui Hachimura's 3 put them up 134-127 with 1:14 left.
- The Lakers left with a win despite allowing their most points this season and a season-high 47 free throws, with Marcus Smart, Jaxson Hayes and Luka Doncic receiving technical fouls and Smart fouling out.
- Doncic's scoring run continues as his 45 points marked his league-best sixth 40-point game and Lakers coach JJ Redick stressed defensive improvement ahead of Saturday's trip to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Lakers' JJ Redick Drops True Feelings on Luka Doncic's Defense
The Los Angeles Lakers may have escaped Salt Lake City with a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday, but their defensive issues were much too apparent. In the first half, Los Angeles conceded a whopping 78 points, as Luka Doncic and Co. allowed the home team to score at will with little to no resistance.The Jazz shot a mind-blowing 63% from the field in the first half, including 59% from three, as the home team outscored the Lakers, 78-73, …
The Knicks came out with a breath against the Pacers, while Doncic carried the Lakers against Jazz. At the same time, the Pistons, leaders in the East, fell to the Mavericks.
His team faced the Utah Jazz.
Luka Dončić was expectedly in the spotlight after the Los Angeles Lakers' 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz. The Slovenian star recorded his fifth triple-double of the season with 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, and was the key man in the turnaround in the fourth quarter in Salt Lake City.
Luka Doncic scored 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds to earn his fifth triple-double of the season, and Los Angeles Lakers used a big last period to defeat Utah Jazz on Thursday 143-135.
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