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Doncic scores 53 as Lakers beat Trail Blazers 124-118
Luka Doncic scored 53 points for the Lakers in a 124-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Los Angeles on Friday.
The 27-year-old is averaging 40.1 points per game, a career high, early in the season.
No player has averaged 40 points over a full NBA season since Wilt Chamberlain did so in 1962-63.
Chamberlain also holds the record for a season average, at 50.4 points in 1961-62.
Doncic is the Lakers’ leading star after LeBron James left for the Philadelphia 76ers in the offseason, and his scoring has helped lead the league’s top-ranked offense.
Whether he can sustain this pace remains uncertain with most of the season still ahead; Doncic said the season is long and that winning matters most to him.
Luka Doncic scored a season-high 53 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118.
The November 7 victory came at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Doncic has averaged 40.1 points per game through his first nine games of the season.
He scored at least 40 points for the sixth time this season and at least 50 for the second time.
A 62-foot shot by Doncic at the halftime buzzer helped spark the Lakers’ comeback win.
- Who
- The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 53 points.
- What
- The Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 124-118.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Doncic’s scoring led the Lakers in the victory.
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Doncic made a 62-foot shot at the buzzer that helped spark the Lakers’ comeback.
The Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 124-118, with Doncic scoring 53 points.
- Doncic’s points
- 53
- Final score
- Lakers 124, Trail Blazers 118
- Venue
- Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
- Doncic’s season average
- 40.1 points per game through nine games
- Doncic’s 50-point games this season
- 2
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What people are saying
It's obviously a long season. We're 10 games in. We've got 72 left. As long as we're winning, I'm good. I got [the shots] up today, I'm not going to lie. Hopefully it continues, but you never know.
Luka can do some things that maybe a handful, if not no one, can do in basketball.
[Doncic] is the MVP right now. Hands down.