{"id":2041,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2041","headline":"Luka Doncic's scoring pace has the Lakers rolling and the NBA stunned","dek":"Doncic dropped 53 points in a win over Portland and is averaging 40.1 a game as the Lakers sit 8-2 atop the West.","body":"Luka Dončić keeps piling up numbers that belong more to NBA history books than a box score ten games into a season. He scored 53 points in the Lakers' win over the Trail Blazers on Friday, pushing his average to 40.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists through nine games played. Only Wilt Chamberlain has ever averaged 40 points across a full NBA season, and Dončić's current pace has people wondering if that stands to change.\n\nThe Lakers have built an 8-2 record around him, good for first place in the Western Conference, and they lead the league in scoring at 122 points per game. That's notable considering Los Angeles made this run without LeBron James, who left in free agency. Dončić has quickly become the favorite in early MVP conversations.\n\nThere is a wrinkle heading into the weekend. Dončić was listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit, a Pistons team that has allowed the fewest opponent points per game in the league this season at 101.8. With 72 regular-season games still to play, the question of whether Dončić can sustain a 40-point average remains unresolved, though as one line put it, you never know.","published_at":"2026-11-07T18:07:21.273413+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Could Luka Doncic average 40 points for season? ‘You never know’","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/sports/luka-doncic-40-point-season-average/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Doncic's injury update: Will Lakers star play against Detroit","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-doncics-injury-lakers-star-235841297.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"The numbers behind Luka Dončić's historic start are entering the realm of ridiculous","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/luka-doncic-lakers-mvp-numbers-historic-start/"},{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Lakers teammate mistakes Austin Reaves for Luka Doncic: ‘I’m the wrong white person’","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/lakers-teammate-mistakes-austin-reaves-luka-doncic.html"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Dončić is the MVP favorite but the 8-2 Lakers are the real story","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-don-mvp-favorite-8-091642184.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Doncic scores 53 points as Lakers rally past Trail Blazers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-doncic-scores-53-points-070913550.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Swanson: Luka Doncic can lead Lakers to title if they can help get him there","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/swanson-luka-doncic-lead-lakers-113500460.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Doncic speaks on how he's having fun amid his historic streak to start the season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-doncic-speaks-hes-having-150259992.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Doncic joins Kobe Bryant in historic Lakers feat","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-doncic-joins-kobe-bryant-151040156.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Luka Doncic’s 50-burger vs. Blazers puts Lakers star in history books next to Wilt Chamberlain","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luka-doncic-50-burger-vs-164101610.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘I’m so sorry’: Blake Griffin immediately apologises after Luka Doncic corrects him mid-interview","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/m-sorry-blake-griffin-immediately-163000728.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Lakers Extend Win Streak to 4 With Revenge Win Over Trail Blazers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lakers-extend-win-streak-4-170000211.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Luka Doncic is soaring, Lakers are No. 1 in West. 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