He played only 30 minutes, and the match, played on the night from Friday to Saturday, ended with the Lakers celebrating with a score of 142:111.
Dončić had scored 26 points, had 11 assists and 10 rebounds by halftime. He grabbed the tenth rebound in the last seconds of the second quarter.
LeBron James contributed to the victory with 20 points and showed great form at the age of 41, nailing an alley-oop with his left hand in the first half. That wasn’t his only dunk of the game.
A triple-double in under 20 minutes for Luka Dončić
26 PTS
10 REB
11 AST
19 MINHe records the second first half 25+ PT triple-double of the play-by-play era (1997-98).
The only other instance?
Himself in 2023. pic.twitter.com/l7SliYJB9u
— NBA (@NBA) January 31, 2026
Already in the middle of the third quarter, the crowd started chanting the name of his son Bronny, asking him to enter the game. That happened five and a half minutes before the end of the game, and the younger James rewarded the audience with an attractive dunk from the counterattack. The meeting ended with four points.
Deandre Ayton also had a great night for the Lakers with 28 points and 13 rebounds, along with impressive shooting from the field – 12 of 14. The entire Lakers team was in an attacking mood and finished the game with a total shooting percentage of 61 percent.
For the Wizards, who were trying to achieve their first three-game winning streak this season, Malaki Branham was the most effective with 17 points.
Their task was made even more difficult by the fact that they were playing their second game in two days.
(Vijesti.ba)
