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Not bad for a guy coming off of injury lol

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If he scores less than 40 at any point trade this fat bum

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NBA all Star recorded 44 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists in an NBA Cup game at Memphis (117:112).

Doncic repeated the achievement of Wilt Chamberlain, starting the season with three consecutive games with 40 or more points scored. The famous center did this twice in his career.

The Slovenian also became the first player Lakers since Kobe Bryant in 2007 to average 45 points in the first three games of the new championship.

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Never thought I would say this but I completely agree with one of our biggest haters in the media.

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5-Dončić and Reaves’ half-court dissecting will be hard to match

In my first point, I talked about how Dončić and Reaves exploded out of the gates to start the season. Yes, the offense can look too stagnant at times. Too much “run a pick-and-roll, find the weak link,” with Dončić and Reaves taking turns. But that kind of systematic dissection, that constant 48-minute pressure where once Luka takes a breather Reaves immediately puts his foot on the gas, is extremely hard for opposing point-of-attack and big-man screen defenders to handle.

Last night, the Grizzlies’ primary on-ball defender, Jaylen Wells, wasn’t nearly physical enough to take Dončić out of his comfort zone. When Iisalo handed that assignment to the much more aggressive Vince Williams Jr., he paid for it by committing several fouls that put the Grizzlies in the bonus for much of the second half.

The Lakers currently rank second in the NBA in half-court offensive efficiency, and being third overall in free-throw rate is a big part of that. With Dončić and Reaves as the main cogs, the Lakers will have the better half-court offense on almost any night. If they can control transition by limiting turnovers and battling on the glass, like they did in the second half, it puts them in a very good position to win consistently.

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yeah, as i suggested elsewhere, i'm hoping the my-turn/your-turn pick and roll/iso stuff is just prelude/stage-setting.

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This Luka guy is pretty good.

Future in media?

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Then there's these two...

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Way to go chubby Balkan
Dončić’s 165 points on the year is the most in franchise history in a player’s first four games. The previous best was Jerry West, who had 154 points (38.5 per game) in the 1969-70 season, followed by Kobe Bryant’s 146 points in the first four games of the 2005-06 season. Fourth on that list? None other than Dončić’s teammate, Austin Reaves, who had 143 points in his first four games this year.

Through four games, Dončić is averaging a staggering 41.3 points per game along with 11.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists. He’s playing at an MVP level out the gate for L.A., and setting some records in the process.

During his last full season with the Mavericks in 2023-24, Dončić averaged 33.9 points per game, and it certainly seems like he could best that mark this year, even when LeBron James returns from his injury.

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Doncic and Reaves...Laker version of Stepbrothers.

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Nico for the next NBA Commissioner Job!!!

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BSPN Really?
Who’s making the stronger case to win mvp?"

Wemby: 26.7 PPG, 13.7 RPG, 4.7 BPG

Luka: 41.3 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 8.3 AP
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