"Doncic became the first player in Lakers history to open the season with back-to-back 40-plus point games and fourth in NBA history to accomplish that feat, joining Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Anthony Davis. Doncic has the most points in Lakers history in the first two games with 91 points, surpassing the 81 points Hall of Famer Jerry West scored in back-to-back games to open the 1969-70 season."
"Doncic capped his show by drilling a three-pointer that gave the Lakers a 19-point lead, his showmanship including pursing of his lips while doing a shimmy to the adoring crowd. Then he bounced off the court when the reeling Timberwolves called a timeout with eight minutes and six seconds left in the game. He had a chance to score 50 points, but Doncic missed the first of two free throws with 3:05 left. He departed the game with 3:01 left to a standing ovation."
"Doncic continued his exceptional play to open the season from the start Friday, scoring from all over the court, doing whatever he wanted against Minnesota defenders, working himself into exhaustion that eventually had him begging to come out after dropping 23 points on the Timberwolves in the first quarter. Doncic tied Kobe Bryant and Kyle Kuzma for the most points in a first quarter in Lakers history since the 1996-97 season."
Luka Doncic scored 49 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished eight assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena. Doncic opened the season with back-to-back 40-plus point games, totaling 91 points in the first two games and surpassing Jerry West's 81-point mark. He became the first Laker to begin a season with consecutive 40-point games and the fourth player in NBA history to do so. Doncic scored 32 points in the first half, hit a late three to extend a 19-point lead, missed a potential 50th point on free throws, and exited to a standing ovation.
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