The Lakers improved to 8-2 as Luka Doncic posted his 11th career 50-point game and his fourth straight 40-point outing.
Luka Doncic scored 53 points to lead the Lakers past the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118, matching a scoring feat no Lakers player had managed since Kobe Bryant in 2012. Doncic added five rebounds, five assists and five three-pointers, shooting 17-of-33 from the field and 14-of-18 from the free-throw line.
It was his 11th career 50-point performance and his fourth consecutive 40-point game, part of a scoring run that has him averaging 40.1 points per game on the season. The Lakers have ridden that stretch to an 8-2 record, with momentum building early in the year.
Doncic's pace has put him in rare statistical company, with his per-game average through this stretch of the schedule drawing comparisons to some of the most productive scoring runs in league history. The Lakers will look to keep the win column moving as Doncic's hot streak continues to carry the offense.