Lakers guard Luka Doncic scores 37.7 points per game over six-game scoring run
The gist
Lakers guard Luka Doncic is averaging 37.7 points per game through six games, the most since Michael Jordan in 1986-87.
His 45-point, 15-rebound game against Toronto extended a run of at least 37 points in four straight games.
How it unfolded
- Oct 26, 2026Doncic scored 52 points with eight 3-pointers in a 132-123 Lakers win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, scoring or assisting on 79 points — third most in a game in Lakers history behind Kobe Bryant (86) and Elgin Baylor (80).
- Oct 30, 2026In a rematch with the Golden State Warriors, Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter — outscoring the Lakers themselves — but the Warriors came back from 38-15 down to win 112-95; he finished with 37 points.
- Nov 1, 2026Doncic had 45 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals as the Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-125 at Crypto.com Arena, reaching 37 points before the fourth quarter.