Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 12 assists and LeBron James contributed 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against host Chicago on Monday, ending the Bulls' four-game winning streak.
A feat that hasn’t been repeated in Los Angeles for seven decades. Something that Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, or Kobe Bryant didn’t accomplish.
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Luka Doncic didn’t just have a big night; he put on a full-blown scoring clinic. Behind his electric shot-making and all-around control, the Lakers rolled past the Bulls 129-118, leading for nearly the entire game and lighting up the scoreboard at 56% shooting.
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Luka Doncic dropped a 46-point masterclass on the Bulls to earn the Lakers a 129-118 win at the United Center in Chicago. He also had 11 assists and seven rebounds to go with those points, while shooting extremely efficiently (15-25, 60.0 FG%) from the floor and also from beyond the arc (8-14, 57.1 3P%).
Luka Doncic is an absurd talent. We all knew that the Los Angeles Lakers star is a one-of-a-kind talent, an offensive juggernaut capable of incredible feats every game.
The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Chicago Bulls on the latest stop of their lengthy road trip tonight, managing to escape with a 129-118 win behind a 46-point masterclass from Luka Doncic and solid execution down the stretch.
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