Luka Doncic delivers another dominant night as red-hot Los Angeles Lakers star against New Orleans Pelicans | NBA News
The Lakers trounced New Orleans 133-121 for their seventh consecutive victory, with Luka Doncic scoring 34 and Austin Reaves scoring 33. The Lakers dominated early, scoring 77 points in the first half and 46 in the first quarter – both season highs. Due to a left foot ailment, LeBron James was sidelined.Doncic currently leads the league in scoring with 35.1 points per game and is 4th in assists (9.2). Heading into Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Doncic was averaging an NBA-best 35.1 points per game, and he didn’t slow down that pace against one of the poorest teams in the league.
Luka Doncic shines in explosive outing as Los Angeles Lakers extend win streak
Luka Superstar guard Luka Doncic has already put on a show to kick off the 2025-26 regular season with some amazing scoring performances after dedicating himself to getting in shape and elevating his NBA career ahead of his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers.This season, Luka Doncic is playing with a different attitude. The former Dallas Mavericks star seems keen to demonstrate to the team that dealing him to the Los Angeles Lakers for a player who is regularly on the injury list (Anthony Davis) was a grave mistake.The Lakers (15-4) secured their seventh consecutive victory with the help of Doncic’s 34 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists along with Reaves’ 33 points and eight assists. Doncic on his success with Reaves:“I don’t know what made it special, but I think we’re just good basketball players.”In just 12 games, Doncic became the first player in NBA history to score more than 400 points and dish out 100 assists. Sunday night, the five-time All-Star extended his incredible start to the season by accomplishing something that no Lakers guard has ever done.Following Doncic’s 34-point outburst against the New Orleans Pelicans in the Lakers’ 133-121 triumph, Real Sports reported on X:“Luka Doncic becomes the fastest guard in Lakers history to reach 500+ points in a season.”If Doncic’s trajectory maintains the same going forward, he’ll have a legitimate opportunity of claiming his first MVP award in the big leagues. The former No. 3 overall choice is lifting the Lakers’ offence to a new level and assuring he’s regularly succeeding as the franchise’s No. 1 scoring option.Doncic would undoubtedly be overjoyed to win the most prestigious individual regular season award a player can receive, even though it’s reasonable to assume that his primary goal is to assist the Lakers in representing the Western Conference in this year’s finals (and eventually hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy).According to Underdog NBA’s X account, Doncic was dominant in the first quarter, dominating the stat sheet with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block.No one in the league has ever done what Doncic did in the first quarter against the Pelicans. According to Bleacher Report, the Slovenian superstar currently has the most 20-point quarters since the NBA started keeping track in 1996–1997.Also read: Dallas Mavericks force relocation of Luka Doncic Overwatch 2 billboard amid lingering trade tensions
