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Luka Doncic scored a season-high 53 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-118 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. With this performance, the 27-year-old Slovenian star is averaging a career-high 40.1 points per game through the first nine games of the season. Doncic is currently captaining the NBA's No. 1 offense and is on pace to become the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63 to average at least 40 points in a season.
Doncic entered the game leading the league in scoring, shot attempts, 3-point attempts, free throw attempts, usage rate, player efficiency rating, and win shares. He joined Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, and George Mikan as the only Lakers to score at least 40 points in four consecutive games. Following LeBron James' offseason departure to the Philadelphia 76ers, Doncic is the undisputed face of the Lakers.
Doncic entered the game leading the league in scoring, shot attempts, 3-point attempts, free throw attempts, usage rate, player efficiency rating, and win shares. He joined Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, and George Mikan as the only Lakers to score at least 40 points in four consecutive games. Following LeBron James' offseason departure to the Philadelphia 76ers, Doncic is the undisputed face of the Lakers.