Dončić scores 53, hits late jumper as Lakers hold off Portland
Luka Dončić scored 53 points and hit a key jumper with 28 seconds left to carry Los Angeles past Portland.
Luka Dončić scored 53 points and hit a crucial jumper in the lane with 28 seconds remaining, leading the Lakers to a victory over Portland. Dončić reached his 11th career 50-point game and his fourth with Los Angeles, preserving a fourth straight win.
Austin Reaves added 25 points and Walker Kessler had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Lakers trailed by four late before Dončić and Reaves combined to score 10 points in the final moments.
Dončić scored 20 points in the third quarter alone to reach 40 for the sixth time in a seven-game stretch that includes four straight 40-point games. He also had five assists and five rebounds.
- 53
- Points scored
- 11th
- Career 50-point games
- 4th
- With Lakers
- 7
- Consecutive games 35+ pts/5 ast/reb/3s
Why it mattersDončić's fourth 50-point game with Los Angeles shows he is in the form of his career at a crucial point in the NBA Cup.
AustraliaNo direct Australian impact yet, but Dončić's dominance in the NBA is widely followed by Australian basketball fans.
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