Luka Doncic joins Kobe and LeBron in elite Lakers club

The 45-point showing against Milwaukee was the stand-out performance of Doncic’s short Lakers career to date.

However he’s been a regular scorer throughout these early weeks with the team, putting up impressive numbers from the off.

Luka Doncic’s record with the Lakers

Luka Doncic has now put up 30+ points in four of his last five games for the Lakers and has hit double figures for assists in three of those games. Across his 13 games for the Lakers Doncic is averaging 26.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists.

‘Nothing matters if we lose’

“It was okay, but nothing matters if we lose the game,” Doncic told reporters after the Bucks loss. “At the end of the day, it’s a team sport, and we got to be all together. Whatever somebody does well on the court is great, but you have to win at the end of the day.”

The midseason move from the Dallas Mavericks took the NBA by surprise and Doncic too will need a bit of time to fully adjust to his new surroundings. However he appears to have recovered from the niggling injuries that plagued his final seasons in Dallas and he looks set to lead this Lakers team for years to come.

“Obviously, not there yet, but I think today I was feeling better. Like I say, every day a little bit more, but still not there. Got to get some things off my body, get them to feel better, and be ready,” he added.

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