Yahoo Sports · Feb 23, 2025
Lakers get first big performance from Luka Dončić in win over Nuggets
Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has officially arrived for the Los Angeles Lakers.
After a few slow games, Los Angeles got its first performance befitting all the hype that came with the former Dallas Mavericks star in a 123-100 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Don\u010di\u0107 finished with 32 points on 10-of-22 shooting, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
"Finally felt like myself a little bit, so that's why I was smiling the whole game," Don\u010di\u0107 told ESPN after the game.
He got 16 of those points in the first quarter, showing off the long-range, heat-check shots he was known for making in Dallas at an unnatural rate.
Luka from LONG RANGE \ud83c\udfaf