Luka Doncic is at an impressive level just as the most important stretch of the season approaches. With the postseason looming, the Lakers point guard has already had a few very good games and yesterday he excelled again in the victory against the Chicago Bulls with 51 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The game in Ljubljana was decisive for a team that is feeling the great form of its star. The Californians have seven wins in their last eight games and, after hitting rock bottom in the defeat to the Suns on February 26, they now occupy third place in the Western Conference standings with 41 wins and 25 losses, with a two-game cushion over Phoenix, who lead the play-in positions
It was Doncic’s 13th 40-point game in 82 appearances with Los Angeles, moving him into ninth place on the franchise’s all-time list.
His teammates also appeared
In this new victory for the Angelenos, Luka was not alone and his teammates acted as squires to continue on the path to victory. Austin Reaves finished with 30 points, Deandre Ayton had a double-double (23 points and 10 rebounds) and LeBron James, who returned from injury, scored 18.
Absolutely legendary numbers
Doncic has put on his overalls when the situation was at its worst for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the last four games, in addition to counting them as victories, the NBA star has averaged statistics that exalt his figure: 40.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.5 steals and one block in just over 35 minutes per game
As if that were not enough, the shooting percentages are out of this world: the Real Madrid youth player scores more than 50% of his shots and has a 44% effectiveness from outside shootingWith less than a month to go before the end of the regular season, the former Mavs player is having the best season of his career: 32.9 points, 8.5 assists and 7.9 rebounds per game, although he remains in third place in the MVP race and has Jokic and Shai ahead of him.
Bulls, their “favorite” rival
His 51 points against the Illinois team are his highest scoring figure since he joined the Los Angeles franchise. In addition, it is not the first time this season that he has had a great game against Chicago: in the first leg at the United Center, Doncic scored 46 points and 12 assists.
The Slovenian is also close to breaking another record as a Laker: with 208 three-pointers, he is 18 behind D’Angelo Russell, who is the player who has made the most outside shots in a single season for the LA team
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