"LOS ANGELES -- Luka Doncic had 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, and LeBron James added 25 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' fifth consecutive victory, 135-118 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Doncic matched his season high with 32 points in the first half on the way to his 51st career 40-point game. He fell just short of his 10th career 40-point triple-double, but the Lakers clinched their group with their third straight win in NBA Cup play."
"The crosstown rivals' first meeting of the season got chippy when Clippers guard Kris Dunn was ejected with 3:33 to play after knocking Doncic to the ground with a hit to his back. Doncic confronted Dunn, who shoved the ball into Doncic's chest before Lakers center Jaxson Hayes shoved Dunn in the back. Dunn then swatted at Hayes, who also got a technical foul."
"Doncic opened with his highest-scoring quarter of the season, making his first five 3-point attempts -- after missing 17 of 22 in his previous two games -- and scoring 20 points in the first eight minutes alone. He also directed a stream of trash talk and staredowns at the Clippers' bench, continuing a semi-friendly feud with LA's second team that predates his move to the Lakers."
Luka Doncic produced 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds while matching a season high with 32 first-half points and nearly recording a 40-point triple-double. The Lakers won 135-118, their fifth straight victory and third straight NBA Cup win, improving to 11-2 over the last 13 games. LeBron James added 25 points, scoring 16 in the second half as the Lakers pulled away. Austin Reaves contributed 31 points and nine rebounds. The Clippers got 29 points and nine assists from James Harden and 19 from Kawhi Leonard. Kris Dunn was ejected late after a physical altercation with Doncic.
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